May 2, 2025 was National Space Day, an occasion to reflect on the history of the American spaceflight program for all its triumphs and tragedies, as well as to pause and consider all of the ...

“Always Above,” a new documentary from the U.S. Space Force, is showing at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center planetarium in Concord now through July 6. The space economy is growing at a faster ...

"We are now, with our allies, conducting advanced orbital operations to protect and defend our shared national and military interests in space." When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Space Command is responsible for military operations beyond Earth's atmosphere. It's separate from the US Space Force, which is a service branch of the military – like the Army or Navy – responsible ...

The U.S. Space Command staff practices their formation Sept. 9, 2019, before a ceremony to recognize the establishment of Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs. Colorado ...

Space Command is responsible for military operations beyond Earth's atmosphere, or about 62 miles and higher. Trump re-established Space Command in 2019 during his first term. It was originally ...