Category: Space Force

The United States, which earned its place as the premier space fairing nation on the planet with the Apollo missions of the 1960s and 70s, is at risk of falling behind its global competitors, according to Air Force Lt. Gen. Steve Kwast. “In my best military judgment, China is on a 10-year journey to operationalize […]

Since the House Armed Services Committee announced the proposal to separate orbital operations from the U.S. Air Force and instead establish a separate military branch tailored specifically to space, there has been a fair amount of debate among law makers and defense officials as to whether or not such a change is necessary, or even […]

The International Space Station received two new arrivals on Thursday, via Russian Soyuz capsule launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.  The cold war era capsule carried American rookie astronaut Jack Fischer, 43, as well as seasoned cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin, 58.  They took off just after 1PM local time (3AM EST) on Thursday, and arrived […]

Speculation is that the X-37B Air Force space plane drone is going to land soon at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The X-37B has been in orbit for almost two years. It was launched into space on an Atlas V rocket on May 20, 2015. Not even two days after historic launch complex 39A at […]

Speculation is that the X-37B Air Force space plane drone is going to land soon at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The X-37B has been in orbit for almost two years. It was launched into space on an Atlas V rocket on May 20, 2015. Not even two days after historic launch complex 39A at […]

Spy satellites have become an integral part of the American defense infrastructure.  While we still rely on spy planes, having downward facing observatories in orbit grants us the continued ability to keep tabs on international opponents, see troop and equipment movements, and gather intelligence that can supplement information gained through other sources.  Having an eye […]