Topic: space force
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Space Force Adopts Magic: The Gathering Cards for Satellite War Names
The U.S. Space Force introduced a new naming system for satellites to foster a stronger connection between Guardians and their orbital assets, revealed through collectible trading cards. The initiative, prompted by leadership in 2024, aims to replace sterile designations with memorable names to b...
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Space Force's New Naming Scheme Ushers in New Era
The United States Space Force is implementing a new formal naming system for its orbital and ground-based assets to create a streamlined, memorable identity distinct from bureaucratic acronyms. This system, outlined in Space Force Instruction 16-403, uses letters to denote mission and operating r...
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ULA's Vulcan rocket costs surge in Pentagon contract data
SpaceX secured five out of seven national security satellite launch contracts from the US Space Force, with United Launch Alliance (ULA) winning the remaining two missions. Only SpaceX and ULA are currently certified for these critical launches, utilizing Falcon rockets and the Vulcan rocket resp...
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ULA's 10-Vulcan Goal for 2024 Falls to Single Launch
United Launch Alliance's 2025 launch schedule has been drastically reduced from twenty to only six missions, with the new Vulcan rocket flying just once instead of multiple planned launches. The Vulcan's single 2025 flight successfully completed a certified national security mission for the U.S. ...
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Trump's SPACECOM Move to Alabama: National Security or Politics?
President Trump confirmed the relocation of US Space Command from Colorado to Alabama's Redstone Arsenal, framing it as a strategic move for American dominance in space. The decision reignites competition between Colorado and Alabama, with Space Command being the operational body overseeing all m...
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How to Improve America's Space Program: Your Ideas
The global space landscape is being reshaped by China's rapid ascent as a peer competitor and the explosive growth of the commercial sector, led by companies like SpaceX. NASA faces dual challenges: strategic competition from China's ambitious missions and the need to adapt its role in an ecosyst...
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Stoke Space's $510M Round Signals Defense-Focused Launch Future
The launch industry's demand center has shifted from commercial markets to defense and national security priorities, driven by substantial investments like the $510 million funding for Stoke Space. Geopolitical tensions and initiatives such as the Pentagon's "Golden Dome" missile defense program ...
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Soyuz Pad Fix, Ariane 6 Goals: This Week's Rocket Report
The global launch industry saw key debuts in late 2025, including Blue Origin's New Glenn completing its first drone ship landing and China's Zhuque-3 reaching orbit on its first launch. Rocket Lab successfully deployed four experimental DiskSat satellites for the U.S. Space Force and NASA from V...
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Lawmaker: Trump's Golden Dome Plan Could Have Dangerous Consequences
The Golden Dome missile defense system proposal faces criticism for its unclear strategic rationale and potential to undermine global stability by eroding mutual deterrence. Significant cost projections for the program range from $175 billion over three years to $542 billion across two decades, w...
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Private Firm to Test Space Weapon in Self-Funded Demo
Defense contractors are competing for the Golden Dome missile shield program, a trillion-dollar initiative, and assert that the foundational technologies for an effective homeland defense system already exist within the U.S. industrial base. The main challenge is integrating components into a sea...
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