Military Space Spacecraft, Weapons and Tech

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks said that, while China and Russia want to make space a 'warfighting domain,' the U.S. is committed to deterrence only.

SpaceX smashed its own record last year, launching 96 missions to orbit. But 2024 will be even busier, if things go according to plan.

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launched the U.S. Space Force's X-37B space plane to orbit tonight (Dec. 28), kicking off the robotic vehicle's seventh mission.

The U.S. Space Force's mysterious X-37B space plane is poised to launch Dec. 28 atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, and you can likely watch it live when the time comes.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched two radar reconnaissance satellites for the German military on Sunday morning (Dec. 24).

Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket suffered an upper-stage problem during its fourth-ever flight on Friday (Dec. 22), delivering its payload to the wrong orbit.

SpaceX is now targeting Dec. 28 for the launch of the U.S. Space Force's X-37B space plane atop a Falcon Heavy rocket, after a delay of more than two weeks.

True Anomaly just raised $100 million in funding, which the company will use to continue developing its space security technology.

Final preparations are underway for a new launch opportunity, which will mark the first time the X-37B has lifted off atop SpaceX's powerful Falcon Heavy rocket.

SpaceX scrubbed Wednesday's (Dec. 13) planned Falcon Heavy launch of the US military's X-37B space plane, citing a 'ground side issue.' The next launch opportunity has yet to be announced.