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First Air Force (Air Forces Space), Detachment 3, alongside the 729th Airlift Squadron and several other key military and NASA entities, have successfully executed a FIT Check/Air Transportability Certification of the NASA Orion Recovery Cradle Assembly (ORCA) . This exercise serves as a proof of concept for utilizing C-17 aircraft for post-mission transport of the Orion Crew Module, potentially revolutionizing logistics within space exploration.

March 19, 2024

Innovative Collaboration Paves Way For Efficient Spacecraft Transport

NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND — NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, Calif. – In an unprecedented display of interagency cooperation, First Air Force (Air Forces Space), Detachment 3, alongside the 729th Airlift Squadron and several other key military and NASA entities, have successfully executed a FIT Check/Air Transportability Certification of the NASA Orion Recovery Cradle Assembly (ORCA) . This exercise serves as a proof of concept for utilizing C-17 aircraft for post-mission transport of the Orion Crew Module, potentially revolutionizing logistics within space exploration.

USSPACECOM Hosts Slovenian CHOD

March 18, 2024

USSPACECOM Hosts Slovenian CHOD

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — U.S. Space Command Commander welcomed Lt. Gen. Robert Glavaš, Slovenian Chief of Defense, during a visit to Colorado Springs, Colorado, March 13, 2024.

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March 12, 2024

USSPACECOM Commander visits NSDC, recognizes key intel member

SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — U.S. Space Force Gen. Stephen Whiting, left, commander, U.S Space Command, shakes hands with Mr. Nathaniel Bundy, National Space Defense Center lead threat analyst, during a visit to Schriever Space Force Base, Colo., March 8, 2024.

USSPACECOM Hosts Fourth Annual Legal Conference

March 8, 2024

Internationally recognized norms lead to safety and security in the space domain

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — U.S. Space Command’s Staff Judge Advocate hosted its fourth Annual Legal Conference March 5-7, 2024, at the United States Air Force Academy.

Department of Defense completes Underway Recovery Test 11 with NASA

March 4, 2024

Department of Defense completes Underway Recovery Test 11 with NASA

PACIFIC OCEAN — NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Landing and Recovery team and the Department of Defense successfully completed the second recovery test for the crewed Artemis II mission aboard the amphibious transport dock USS San Diego (LPD 22) off the coast of San Diego, Feb. 28.