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U.S. forces launch space unit in South Korea amid North's growing threats

U.S. 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.

Reuters

China Poses Increasing Threat in Military Space Race, Top US General Says

Rapid advancements in China’s military capabilities pose increasing risks to American supremacy in outer space, the head of the United States military’s space wing said on Monday. Nina Armagno, director of staff of the US Space Force, said Beijing had made significant progress in developing military space technology, including in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

The Space Force Is an Expensive Farce

Why does the newest branch of the U.S. military need horses?

Reason

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Sonic boom rips across Florida as Space Force plane X-37B returns

It was just after 5 a.m. when her house rumbled awake. Her hens squawked. Her cats scattered. Her dogs hid under the covers. And Nancy Planeta sat straight up in bed, wondering: What was that sound?

Tribune News Service

A secretive Space Force plane completed its longest mission yet

Details about the X-37B's 908 days spent orbiting Earth are scant. But with each new mission, we learn a little bit more about it.

WEKU

SpaceX Falcon Heavy ready for liftoff Tuesday after 3-year hiatus

ORLANDO, Fla. — It’s the biggest game in town for now, but has not flown in more than three years. Fans of SpaceX, though, will have a chance to see what is currently the most powerful rocket in use launch on a mission from Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday.

Orlando Sentinel

Hunger plan builds on federal role in getting food to millions

WASHINGTON — The federal government’s influence on what millions of people eat extends from school lunches for children to the dining halls of the Air Force, Army, Marines and Space Force.

Tribune News Service

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Jimmy Kimmel on Nasa asteroid mission: ‘Exciting news for everyone other than the Space Force’

Late-night hosts discuss Nasa’s planetary defense shot, Russia’s military draft and sham referendums in eastern Ukraine

The Guardian - US

First Thing: Putin threatens nuclear retaliation in escalation of Ukraine war

Russian president announces partial mobilisation and makes threats on west, saying ‘we will use all the means at our disposal’. Plus, the Hollywood sign gets a facelift

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s not a banger’: response to Space Force official song is less than stellar

The new song, Semper Supra, is set to a jaunty tune, but critics say its lyrics are ‘verbal word salad’

The Guardian - US

The Space Force adds the University of Puerto Rico to its partnership program

The University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez is the 14th school to team up with the U.S. Space Force for its University Partnership Program. The program aims to educate and recruit the future workforce.

WEKU

NASA fixing moon rocket leaks, hoping for September launch try

NASA is replacing leaky seals in its moon rocket at the pad in hopes of launching it on its first test flight by the end of this month.

The Hindu

The Space Force is scrapping the annual fitness test in favor of wearable trackers

The new approach aims to promote overall fitness instead of focusing on specific exercises, and the devices will also give Guardians feedback about mental health, balanced eating and sleep.

WEKU

ULA Atlas V launches from Cape Canaveral with missile warning satellite

ORLANDO, Fla. — The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket successfully launched from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Friday evening while carrying a missile warning satellite among its payloads for the U.S. Space Force.

Orlando Sentinel

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The Independent UK

Air Guard troops doing space missions face identity crisis

About 1,000 Air National Guard troops who are assigned to space missions are mired in an identity crisis

Roll Call

Funding sought for more 'responsive' satellite launches - Roll Call

House lawmakers are seeking funding for a new method of launching satellites that is less vulnerable to attack.

Mic

The Space Force wants its own Space National Guard to ensure space is safe from our space enemies

Thank you to Dianne Feinstein and Marco Rubio for correcting this heinous oversight.

The Independent UK

Space Force: Fans want to cancel their Netflix subscriptions after show axed

‘netflix cancelled space force, I will now shrivel up into the earth,’ posted one viewer

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The Conversation

Anti-satellite weapons: the US has sworn off tests, and Australia should follow suit

When United States Vice-President Kamala Harris was at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California earlier this week she said the US would not conduct tests of destructive, direct ascent anti-satellite missiles.

Los Angeles Times

Vice President Kamala Harris says the US will halt tests of anti-satellite missiles

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. — Vice President Kamala Harris kicked off a weeklong trip home to California on Monday with a stop at Vandenberg Space Force Base, where she said the U.S. would halt testing of satellite-killing missiles to reduce the threat posed by space debris.

Reason

No Pseudonymity in Challenge to Denial of Religious Exemption from Military Vaccine Mandate

From Chief Judge Beryl Howell (D.D.C.) in Officer in the U.S. Space Force v. Austin, decided yesterday (contrary to decisions in M.D. Fla., N.D. Ill. and D. Colo., but consistently with Chief Judge Howell's decision in another case, and with this nonprecedential Seventh Circuit order): Plaintiff is "an officer in…

Inverse

Harvard astronomer believes an interstellar meteor (or craft) smashed into Earth in 2014 — others aren't so sure

Avi Loeb, a famous Harvard University astronomer, believes he and a student discovered an interstellar object that hit Earth in 2014. But the wider space science community is skeptical.

Los Angeles Times

Russia’s Ukraine invasion has escalated a brewing battle over space

WASHINGTON — A 57-second video posted by the Russian government last month caught the attention of scientists and diplomats, but not in a way that inspired optimism about the future of global cooperation in outer space.

The Independent UK

Trump supporter claims Space Force will overturn election result in bizarre rally interview

Space Force has become ensnared in conspiracy theories peddled by former president and QAnon supporters

Salon

Trump supporter looks to "Space Force"

Supporters of Donald Trump voiced insane conspiracy theories prior to his Saturday rally in Michigan

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