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Alabama senator says Space Command prefers Huntsville for HQ, but command has no comment

Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville says the top general in charge of U.S. Space Command told him during a meeting Wednesday that Huntsville, not Colorado Springs, Colorado, is the preferred location for its new headquarters

The Independent UK

Air Force picks Colorado for more Space Force missions as politics loom over headquarters decision

The Air Force has announced the permanent location for many more U.S. Space Force units — and none of them are in Huntsville, Alabama

The Independent UK

Bold proposal aims to bring NASA's deep-space Spitzer telescope back to life

A division of the U.S. Space Force wants to bring NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope back, three years after the observatory was shut down to help free up resources for the James Webb Space Telescope.

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Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin honored as Air Force one-star, Space Force Guardian

Buzz Aldrin already had the moon to his credit. Now he has a star. The Apollo 11 astronaut and colonel in the U.S. Air Force received a promotion to the honorary rank of brigadier general.

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Don says he's treated worse than Lincoln

"But now they say Trump got treated the worst of all," the former president told Fox News

Salon

Just say it: Second Amendment must go

Sooner or later, change will come: Younger Americans won't tolerate this constitutional delusion much longer

Salon

SpaceX aborts 1st launch of Space Force Tranche 0 satellites seconds before liftoff, will try again March 31

SpaceX will launch 10 satellites for the U.S. Space Force Friday (March 31), and you can watch the action live.

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US Space Force seeks $60 million for 'tactically responsive space' program

The Space Force is laying the groundwork to place payloads in orbit with relatively little notice through its 'tactically responsive space' program.

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US Space Force wants to test how to build satellites in orbit with $1.6 million Arkisys deal

Arkisys Inc. and its partners awarded $1.6 million contract by the U.S. Space Force for scalable spaceport.

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US, Israeli Drill Stimulate 'Strategic Strike'

The United States and Israel began a two-week air exercise, simulating a “strategic strike” as part of the Red Flag exercises. Red Flag drills have been held at least three times a year since 1975 at Nellis airbase, considered the US Air Force’s “premier military training area.” The seven F-35I…

Asharq Al-Awsat

More small rocket companies nab launch pad access in Cape Canaveral

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Space Coast rocket dance card has a lot more potential partners after the Space Force announced it was opening up more launch pads to more small companies.

Orlando Sentinel

James Stavridis: The US military needs to create a Cyber Force

Two disturbing incidents roiled the cyber seas last week, one foreign and one domestic. They both strengthen the case — which was already convincing, and which I have been making for almost a decade now — for the creation of a U.S. Cyber Force.

Tribune News Service

Stephen Colbert: ‘It could be aliens, it could be balloons, or it could be alien balloons’

Late-night hosts discuss the Chinese spy balloon, the three unidentified flying objects shot down, and Rihanna’s Super Bowl show

The Guardian - US

Rocket watchers, take note: Here's a list of 2023 launches from Space Coast

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Space Coast saw a record number of launches from the two facilities with 57 in 2022. Space Launch Delta 45 commander Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy said in January that there could be between 86 and 92 potential launches in 2023.

Orlando Sentinel

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The Independent UK

Nuclear strike chief seeks cancer review of launch officers

The top Air Force general in charge of the nation’s air- and ground-launched nuclear missiles has requested an official investigation into the number of officers who are reporting blood cancer diagnoses after serving at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana

The Independent UK

Military probing whether cancers linked to nuclear silo work

Nine military officers who had worked decades ago at a nuclear missile base in Montana have been diagnosed with blood cancer

Orlando Sentinel

SpaceX sends up Falcon Heavy on sunset launch for Space Force

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — The winds died down for SpaceX as it queued up its rarely used Falcon Heavy right after sunset from the Space Coast on Sunday.

Orlando Sentinel

SpaceX delays Falcon Heavy launch attempt until Sunday

ORLANDO, Fla. — The planned Saturday liftoff of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space Center has been delayed until Sunday.

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SpaceX Falcon Heavy targets sunset launch, double sonic boom landings

ORLANDO, Fla. — There could be more SpaceX Falcon Heavy launches in 2023 than it has ever flown with the first one set for liftoff at 5:55 p.m. from Kennedy Space Center.

Roll Call

Appropriators puzzled by Air Force cuts to 'critical' programs - Roll Call

Appropriators want the Air Force to explain why the service is not buying aircraft it recently deemed critical.

Orlando Sentinel

New rockets, more spacecraft to take flight in 2023 from Space Coast

It’s slated to be a busy year of rocket launches from the Space Coast with a pace that could introduce some new names and set new records.

Tribune News Service

In major step, Space Force takes over all military satellite communications

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Space Force has taken over all of the Department of Defense's military satellite communication functions, a major step in building the new service.

The Independent UK

US Space Force launches base in South Korea likely to monitor threats from North Korea, Russia, China

Chief of new facility says ‘existential threat’ exists just 48 miles north of the base

The Independent UK

US military creates space unit in SKorea amid NKorea threats

The U.S. military has formally launched a space force unit in South Korea, a move that will likely enable Washington to better monitor its rivals North Korea, China and Russia

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Forces Launch Space Unit in South Korea amid North’s Growing Threats

US Forces Korea launched a new space forces unit on Wednesday as the allies ramp up efforts to better counter North Korea's evolving nuclear and missile threats. The US Space Forces Korea is the second overseas space component of the Space Force and tasked with monitoring, detecting and tracking incoming…

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