The U.S. Space Force plans to have a mix of about half military and half civilian workers, reaching roughly 16,000 personnel. As of the end of last week, 2,206 enlisted and officer personnel had ...

Among other things, the U.S. Space Force needs industry assistance in providing information technology (IT) functions, including network services. It needs the commercialization of network service so ...

The Space Force and Defense Innovation Unit are taking new approaches to bring in commercial technologies that allow for ...

Lisa Costa, chief technology and innovation officer of the U.S. Space Force, speaks Feb. 10, 2022, at the AFCEA NOVA Space Force IT conference. Credit: Sandra Erwin/ SpaceNews HERNDON, Va. — The ...

U.S. Space Force-led Acquisition Overview of Defense Space Mission Programs (Wednesday, January 29) NASA-led Acquisition Overview of Civilian Space Mission Programs (Thursday, January 30) ...

The U.S. Space Force and Defense Innovation Unit are focusing more on investing in commercial technology prototypes that are ...

Brig. Gen. Dennis Bythewood, deputy commander of SPACECOM’s Joint Task Force-Space Defense, said Oct. 19 during the AFCEA conference the ability to service satellites will have a significant impact on ...

At the AFCEA Space Force IT conference held on February 10, 2022, Lisa Costa, chief technology and innovation officer for Space Force, mentioned the possibility of building a metaverse for use by ...

In January, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman, a 2023 Wash100 Award winner, released his three lines of effort designed to shape the future of the U.S. Space Force.The third ...

Space Force Is Facing Its First-Ever Budget Cuts Just as Space Threats from Abroad Are Growing. A U.S. Space Force 2nd Lieutenant wears the Space Force patch in San Angelo, Texas, March 26, 2021.

The Space Force met with industry in February to discuss the CASR concept and formed a task force soon after, Kniseley said. Based on initial work with policy and legal experts to understand potential ...

The U.S. Space Force has awarded SpaceX $730 million to launch at least nine national security missions, seven of them for the Space Development Agency.