As the U.S., China and others compete in space, the need for fast and frequent communication links with satellites orbiting near the North Pole is making Arctic ground stations a hot commodity.

Once the uniform is widely issued, Space Force officials will give members one year to order the uniform and prepare for its full implementation.

While SpaceX continues to test its Starship and Super Heavy rocket in Texas, Space Force officials in Florida are preparing for a first launch as early as mid-2026.

In Ireland v. United States, the veterans — who each had 15 years to 18 years of military service — estimated they will lose from $1 million to $2 million in retirement income and medical coverage over their lifetime if their benefits are not restored. 

The launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base was part of routine testing of ICBMs randomly selected from existing stockpiles. 

At the top of his list of reasons for taking legal action, Colorado’s attorney general said, was the president publicly citing Colorado’s mail-in balloting system as a “big factor” in his decision to authorize the relocation of the command.

The functions of the provisional Integrated Capabilities Command, or ICC, will be folded into a restructured version of Air Force Futures by April.

The Space Intelligence Production Cell at the Springfield-Beckley Air National Guard Base in Ohio will be on the front line of informing national leaders of what’s happening in space.

A secretive combat training exercise in July marked the largest one led by the Space Force. Resolute Space involved more than 700 service members and spanned 50 million square miles and six time zones.

Top officers and decision makers from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the Space Force are scheduled to discuss the current defense environment at the 2025 Ohio Defense & Aerospace Forum.