Jan. 13, 2021
SecAF selects Huntsville, Alabama, as preferred location to host USSPACECOM
WASHINGTON (AFNS) — The Department of the Air Force conducted both virtual and on-site visits to assess which of six candidate locations would be best suited to host the U.S. Space Command Headquarters based on factors related to mission, infrastructure capacity, community support and costs to the Department of Defense.
Jan. 8, 2021
Space Delta 5 team wins $7,500 prize toward unit innovation in USSPACECOM competition
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — A team from Space Delta 5 recently won a substantial cash prize after competing in the inaugural “Develop, Innovate, Visualize, Execute” competition, a product of the “Designing Space” innovation event sponsored by Air University in collaboration with U.S. Space Command.
Dec. 22, 2020
Delta 7, 9 teams participate in USSPACECOM competition
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Members from Space Delta’s 7 and 9 participated in the inaugural Develop Innovate Visualize and Execute competition, a U.S. Space Command innovation initiative, which concluded Dec. 18.
Dec. 16, 2020
Russia tests direct-ascent anti-satellite missile
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Russia has conducted a test of a direct-ascent anti-satellite (DA-ASAT) missile.“Russia publicly claims it is working to prevent the transformation of outer space into a battlefield, yet at the same time Moscow continues to weaponize space by developing and fielding on-orbit and ground-based capabilities that seek to exploit U.S. reliance on
Dec. 15, 2020
USSPACECOM CSEL hosts professionalization day for space NCOs
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Focusing on cans instead of cannots in a COVID environment, U.S. Space Command’s top enlisted member hosted a professionalization day for noncommissioned officers across the command and its subordinate units Dec. 9.