Members of the 114th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron, Florida Air National Guard, operate a satellite at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, Jan. 8, 2023. The unit's federal mission is to deliver offensive counterspace and space situational awareness to rapidly achieve flexible and versatile effects in support of global and theater campaigns. They also provide mission-ready citizen-Airmen and equipment to Combatant Commanders in support of operations worldwide. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Jacob Hancock)

125 lawmakers urge limits to Air Force’s plan to transfer National Guard space troops

A bipartisan group of 125 lawmakers is urging the leaders of the Senate and House Armed Services committees to maintain the authority of governors over their state’s National Guard forces as the Air Force proposes moving some of them into the Space Force.

Florida National Guard soldiers and airmen are positioned across the state and will be responding to missions that include search and rescue, law enforcement support, humanitarian assistance and more.

Thousands of Florida Guard troops get to work after Milton batters state in second hurricane in 2 weeks

The entire Florida National Guard was joined by Guard forces from at least seven other states as they began route clearance, search and rescue, and other missions before dawn Thursday after the fast-moving storm struck Wednesday night.

A United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan VC2S rocket launches its first certification mission from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, Jan. 8, 2024. Cert-1 will deliver the Astrobotic Peregrine commercial lunar lander into a highly elliptical orbit more than 220,000 miles above Earth to intercept the moon and will carry a Celeste’s Memorial Spaceflight payload into deep space. (U.S. Space Force photo by Joshua Conti)

Boeing-Lockheed venture launches new rocket in key test

Friday saw a critical test of the Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp. joint venture’s ability to loft spy satellites for the U.S. government. The Pentagon has been putting pressure on the company and levying fines over delays with Vulcan.

NAVAL COMMUNICATION STATION HAROLD E. HOLT, Australia – The Space Surveillance Telescope (SST), developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), is being reassembled at NCS Harold E. Holt, near Exmouth, Australia. The SST is a ground-based optical system that detects and tracks small objects in deep space, and provides an unprecedented wide-area search capability that will enhance space situational awareness of the Southern Celestial Hemisphere. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeanette Mullinax)

Northrop Grumman wins $200M contract for deep-space radar

The first site is on the northwest coast of Australia, the second site is planned for Wales, and the final site will be in the U.S. The three nations will operate the arrays together, producing a “game-changing” radar system.

The second stage for Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket for its debut mission was set up Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Launch Complex 36 for an upcoming engine test. (Blue Origin/TNS)

Blue Origin set to test fire New Glenn stage at Canaveral launch pad

New Glenn rockets are more than twice as powerful than the Falcon 9. It’s the debut that could see Blue Origin compete alongside SpaceX and ULA for lucrative national security missions in the future.

Radomes that provide strategic and theater missile warning for the United States and its international allies are a distinctive feature at Buckley Space Force Base in Colorado.

Rescued butterflies spread conservation message at Buckley Space Force Base

Monarch Joint Venture, a nonprofit that supports butterfly populations, has been working with the Defense Department to monitor the insects at dozens of military installations in the U.S.

The U.S. Army esports team prepares for a match at Call of Duty Endowment Bowl V in Washington on Aug. 28, 2024.

When Duty called, the US Army answered

The U.S. Army captured bragging rights as the year’s top military Call of Duty team, defeating squads from the U.S., U.K. and Canadian armed services to win the glittering trophy at Call of Duty Endowment Bowl V.

Donald Trump speaks at the National Guard Association in Detroit on Aug. 26, 2024.

Trump pledges to create a Space National Guard if reelected

Former President Donald Trump said Monday that if he is reelected to the White House, he will create a Space National Guard to support the newest military branch that he established under his previous term in office.

310th Space Wing at Schriever prepares for inactivation as Space Force launches new model

Col. Adam Fisher of the 310th Space Wing — an Air Reserve component of the Air Force — expects to be the unit’s last wing commander as hundreds of Air Force reservists focused on space missions are applying for active-duty service as the Space Force launches a new model.

Amazon to build nearly $20M expansion at Space Coast satellite facility

Thousands of Amazon satellites will be prepped for launch at a new facility nearing completion at the Kennedy Space Center. Adjacent to that will be this 42,000-square-foot expansion, that will allow Amazon to process and store more satellites for a busy schedule of launches from nearby Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.