Space force

It’s been four years since the U.S. Space Force unveiled its all-too-familiar logo, establishing itself as the youngest military branch, but with clear signs of an identity issue. If you’ve ever wondered about the other logo designs that were considered, the Space Force clearly doesn’t want you to know what made them go with the Trekkie emblem.Taking out the Trash (in Space)The Air Force recently released records that included draft designs of the Space Force logo, uniforms, and seal in response to a Freedom of…

The X-37B space plane is one of the most mysterious spacecraft in use right now. Owned and operated by the U.S. Space Force, the X-37B was originally scheduled to launch earlier this month. However, a very coincidental launch of China’s space plane led SpaceX and the Space Force to cancel the launch. Here’s the new target date.According to new reports, SpaceX will try to launch the X-37B aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket on December 28. The rocket will have a four-hour window to launch, which will start at 7 p.m. ET.…

The US Space Force said on Monday that Elon Musk's SpaceX was granted approval to lease a second rocket launch complex at a military base in California, setting the space company up for its fifth launch site in the United States. Under the lease, SpaceX will launch its workhorse Falcon rockets from Space Launch Complex-6 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, a military launch site north of Los Angeles where the space company operates another launchpad. It has two others in Florida and its private Starbase site in south Texas.…

FP StaffJan 16, 2023 20:27:06 ISTElon Musk’s SpaceX launched a triple-core Falcon Heavy rocket from the Kennedy Space Center to launch two classified satellites for the US Space Force. Reports suggest that the satellites in question will boost a military communications satellite in space. SpaceX launched two satellites for the US Space Force on their Falcon Heavy rocket. Later this week, they will also launch a Falcon 9 rocket, to launch 51 Starlink broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit. Image Credit: Space.com The…

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall speaks on September 19, 2022 at the 2022 Air, Space, & Cyber Conference in Maryland.Image: Air ForceSpace Force, the sixth and newest branch of the United States Armed Forces, officially has a theme song. The song is called “Semper Supra” and debuted this morning at the 2022 Air, Space & Cyber Conference in Maryland.We’re of course not talking about the cancelled Netflix series, but the youngest member of the United States Armed Forces, which was established in 2019 when…