‘A new orbit’: Brigadier general takes over Space Force in Europe and Africa
Brig. Gen. Jacob Middleton took over as the commander of U.S. Space Forces in Europe-Space Forces Africa during a ceremony Tuesday at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
Brig. Gen. Jacob Middleton took over as the commander of U.S. Space Forces in Europe-Space Forces Africa during a ceremony Tuesday at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
The Department of the Air Force wants to cleanse fuel-soaked ground on Maui’s tallest peak, considered sacred in Native Hawaiian culture, by venting soil still in place and airing out contaminated soil previously excavated.
SpaceX shot up three Falcon 9 rockets from three launch pads last weekend once the Federal Aviation Administration gave its grounded rocket the OK to return to flight. Now it’s set to go another round.
The recent ban prohibiting Colorado Springs uniformed military members from going to The Citadel mall was changed Wednesday to allow visits related to education or religion.
Because of debris from return trips of its Dragon spacecraft, SpaceX will shift future landing operations to California. “After five years of splashing down off the coast of Florida, we’ve decided to ship Dragon recovery operations back to the West coast,” a SpaceX official has says.
The launch clock isn’t set yet, but the hardware is lined up for what would become the most powerful rocket to ever send humans into space during a moonbound trip the likes of which has not happened in more than 50 years.
An Atlas V rocket on the USSF-51 mission is set to lift off at 6:45 a.m. at the opening of a three-hour window from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41.
Junior enlisted troops will get $20 added to their paychecks for the next six months through a congressionally authorized pot of money intended to help fight the rising cost of living for the lowest paid in the military. Critics argue that the raise isn’t enough.
The biggest piece of the puzzle to send humans on a trip around the moon for the first time in more than half a century is on its way to Kennedy Space Center.
The U.S. is about to deploy a new ground-based jammer designed to blunt Chinese or Russian satellites from transmitting information about U.S. forces during a conflict, the Space Force disclosed.
NASA and Boeing completed tests on the ground looking to mirror conditions that led to problems with the CST-100 Starliner that still awaits the go-ahead to bring home a pair of astronauts from the International Space Station.
SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 rocket, which carries astronauts to the International Space Station, experienced a rare failure Thursday night after blasting off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on an uncrewed mission.
The first guardian to lead U.S. Space Forces Korea passed his duties to the former director of the NATO Space Centre during a ceremony at this air base Friday.
Suicide rates among troops in the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps for the first quarter of 2024 topped pandemic-era rates while the Army saw a significant dip, according to new data released by the Defense Department.
As Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin prepares for the first launch of its New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral this year, the company has taken time to voice concerns over future launches of competitor SpaceX’s massive Starship and Super Heavy, also planning to launch from the Space Coast.
More job specialties considered “extremely demanding” by the Air Force and Space Force will be eligible starting in October for special duty assignment pay, and more of it.
A woman was with her 4-year-old son when she breached Patrick Space Force base and stole a man’s car, resulting in a high-speed chase in two Central Florida counties, according to a June 28 news release.
The National Space Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base welcomed not only a new commander but broader responsibilities Friday as the center shifted to a field operating agency under the Space Operations for Intelligence.
SpaceX got back to a quick pace between launches with another Starlink mission from the Space Coast on Thursday using its fleet-leading booster for a record flight.