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Col. Richard Bourquin, Space Delta 4 commander, poses for a detailed photo of his new U.S. Space Force patches after commissioning into the USSF in the DEL 4 conference room on Buckley Air Force Base, Colo., Jan. 5, 2021. (Airman 1st Class Joshua T. Crossman/Space Force)

The Space Force met its 18-month deadline to get up and running. Here’s what’s next.

Space Force leadership expects to take on wideband satellite communications in the Army and narrowband SATCOM operations in the Navy this fall.

By Rachel S. Cohen

2 years ago

Pentagon’s new space organizations take shape as leadership comes onboard

The Space Force and Space Command have both been swearing in a number of senior officials that will shape the direction of the organizations.

By Valerie Insinna

3 years ago

China attacks US Space Force as threat to peace

Rising space power China on Monday attacked the newly created U.S. Space Force as a “direct threat to outer space peace and security.”

4 years ago

Trump signs order to create US Space Command

The goal is to set up a command to oversee and organize space operations, accelerate technical advances and find more effective ways to defend U.S. assets in space.

By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

5 years ago

Trump space force plan is grounded in real needs, but hazy

President Donald Trump has injected urgency into a long-meandering debate over the best way to protect U.S. interests in space, both military and commercial.

By Robert Burns, The Associated Press

5 years ago

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