United States 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…

Alabama lawmakers are tightening the screws in the ongoing battle over the relocation of the Space Force headquarters, a move that the current U.S. administration is looking to reverse due to the state’s severe anti-abortion law.Star Wars: The High Republic - Convergence Audiobook ExcerptThis week, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee Mike Rogers, an Alabama rep, released his proposed bill that would not only restrict spending on the construction of the Space Force’s current facilities in Coloradobut also limit…

Members of Congress are reportedly seeking to block funding for the current headquarters of the Space Command in Colorado and force the space military branch to move to Alabama.Trump Went Through Twitter WithdrawalMembers of Congress in Alabama submitted a draft bill last week that would discontinue funding directed towards the development of the Space Command’s temporary headquarters in Colorado, restricting the command from spending any more money on the construction of its facilities, NBC News reported based on…

New Chief of Space Operations Bradley Chance Saltzman was officially installed at a ceremony Nov. 2 claiming he wants ‘new approaches’ to the nascent branch of the armed services.Photo: Andy Morataya/U.S. Air ForceThe U.S. Space Force, the smallest of all six uniformed military branches in both budget and personnel, has a new leader who on his first day talked up making his command “combat ready” as tensions between the biggest space faring nations grow larger.01:25Randall Park's Favorite SuperheroesMonday 5:02PMOn…

The Alpha rocket reached orbit shortly after launch earlier this month.Image: Firefly AerospacePrivate aerospace company Firefly declared its “To the Black” mission a success with the inaugural launch of its Alpha rocket despite the majority of the rocket’s payload having reentered through the atmosphere. Firefly’s small satellite rocket took off on October 1 at 3:01 a.m. ET from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Two days later, the company announced “100% mission success” on Twitter…

Image: Photo-illustration by GizmodoOn November 15, 2021, a Russian missile smashed into the defunct satellite Kosmos-1408, creating a cloud of debris that threatened astronauts aboard the International Space Station. That same day, a tweet from the 18th Space Defense Squadron—an arm of the U.S. Space Force—acknowledged the incident, saying it was tracking some 1,500 pieces associated with the event.The 18th Space Defense Squadron (18 SDS), located at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, manages the nation’s Space…