space force
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Why a microwave-beam experiment will launch aboard the Air Force’s secretive X-37B space planeThere's a microwave power experiment heading to space Saturday (May 16) aboard the Air Force's secretive X-37B spaceplane. Researchers hope it could lead to a new global power source.
By Rafi Letzter Published
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US Space Force to launch the next X-37B space plane mystery mission on May 16The sixth X-37B mission is scheduled to lift off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station May 16, Space Force officials announced Wednesday (May 6).
By Mike Wall Published
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2 Russian satellites are stalking a US spysat in orbit. The Space Force is watching.A U.S. satellite that's used to spy on other countries is being trailed by two Russian satellites, according to the commander of the U.S. Space Force.
By Chelsea Gohd Published
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Trump touts Space Force in State of the Union addressSpace got a couple of shout-outs in President Trump's State of the Union address last night (Feb. 4).
By Mike Wall Published
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Russian Satellite Is Behaving Oddly. But Is It a Space Weapon?A Russian satellite that launched to Earth orbit last October has been behaving oddly, raising the possibility that the craft could be some sort of space weapon, a U.S. diplomat warned.
By Mike Wall Published
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Should the US Have a Military Presence in Space?President Donald Trump's call this week that to create a sixth branch of the U.S. military — which he called the "Space Force" — has reopened a wider debate on the military's role in space.
By Elizabeth Howell Published
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Donald Trump Wants a 'Space Force,' But America Already Has OneTrump's proposed Space Force would basically be doing things the Air Force already does.
By Brandon Specktor Published
