In future wars, military satellites will likely no longer be locked in orbit. Satellites in a predictable orbit are easy targets, known positions on a map that can be bypassed or neutralized, said ...

A new Space Force vision document grapples with the future of space warfare and how the service can prepare for it.

Gen. Chance Saltzman, chief of space operations, speaks April 15, 2026 at the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs. Credit: Tom Kimmell Photography COLORADO SPRINGS — Gen. Chance Saltzman in his final ...

The future of space warfare will be determined by the speed of decision. As satellite constellations proliferate and adversaries field increasingly sophisticated counterspace capabilities, the ability ...

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If a battle is fought in space, it will look nothing like those depicted in the Star Wars franchise, with sleek TIE fighters blasting enemy ships with laser cannons and mag-pulses. Instead, these ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida—The US military has always been part of NASA’s human spaceflight program. The first astronauts were nearly all military pilots, and two of the four crew members set to ...

A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink 6-103 mission successfully launches from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on Feb. 24, 2026. Following liftoff, the Falcon ...

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