Military Space

A missile-warning satellite and another spacecraft are on their way to orbit to help the U.S. military get better at tracking fast-moving threats.

The United States Space Force has activated a new unit that is tasked with providing "critical intelligence on threat systems, foreign intentions and activities in the space domain."

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is scheduled to launch two satellites for the U.S. military on Friday (July 1), and you can watch the action live.

The Pentagon continues to develop its new hypersonic interceptor.

The Space Force's X-37B has now been aloft for 773 days, just a week shy of the program record.

Lockheed Martin engineers assist Hollywood to design "Top Gun: Maverick's" Darkstar jet

The U.S. Space Force has just outlined new grooming and uniform policies for members of the service, who are known as Guardians.

The U.S. Defense Innovation Unit has awarded two contracts for nuclear propulsion and power systems in space by 2027.

Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine has effects that are visible from space, as astronauts have recently noted.

The U.S. military plans to launch satellites to learn more about how radio signals behave in part of the Earth's atmosphere.

Tiny Snake Island has hosted some fierce fighting during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as new satellite photos show.

SpaceX's Starlink internet communications systems in Ukraine are under increasing cyberattack from Russia.

The U.S. military has awarded contracts under a new program to address in-space manufacturing needs, as part of a larger effort to reduce the costs of spaceflight.

A U.S. military proposal to blast hypersonic weapons out of the sky is entering a new phase.

The U.S. military is ready to take the next step in developing a nuclear rocket to help monitor Earth-moon space, an area it has deemed a high strategic priority.

North Korea launched a new ballistic missile test from a submarine on Saturday (May 7).

A group of 18 space companies is banding together to raise funds in support of Ukraine amid Russia's invasion.

Lockheed Martin tested a hypersonic weapon prototype for the U.S. military's DARPA that flew at 5 times the speed of sound.

The Roc carrier aircraft, the biggest airplane ever built, completed its fifth test flight this Star Wars Day (May 4).

North Korea just launched another missile test, its 14th already in 2022.