NEWSROOM

Dec. 2, 2021

JTF-SD Sailors transfer to Space Force

SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Senior Master Sgt. Lance Thibault, National Space Defense Center senior enlisted leader, speaks on the importance of the pending transfer of Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Lindsey Conley and Samantha Stafford to the Space Force during a ceremony at the NSDC on Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, Dec. 1, 2021.

Nov. 22, 2021

USSPACECOM conducts exercise Space Thunder

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — U.S. Space Command conducted the first exercise designated Space Thunder from Nov. 2-10, 2021.

Nov. 22, 2021

USSPACECOM command team visits Thule Air Base, site of North American Air Defense, space tracking

THULE AIR BASE, Greenland — Army Gen. James Dickinson, U.S. Space Command commander, and Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Scott Stalker, USSPACECOM command senior enlisted leader, visited Airmen, Guardians and coalition members at Thule Air Base, Greenland, on Nov. 11-12, 2021.

Nov. 22, 2021

USSPACECOM’s Joint Integrated Space Team gathers for first summit

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — U.S. Space Command's Joint Integrated Space Team gathered for the first-ever JIST Summit on Nov. 16-18, 2021, at USSPACECOM headquarters. The JIST is comprised of military and civilian personnel from across the services who represent USSPACECOM at the 10 other combatant commands.

Nov. 15, 2021

Russian direct-ascent anti-satellite missile test creates significant, long-lasting space debris

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — Russia tested a direct-ascent anti-satellite (DA-ASAT) missile on Nov. 15, 2021, Moscow Standard Time, that struck a Russian satellite [COSMOS 1408] and created a debris field in low-Earth orbit. The test so far has generated more than 1,500 pieces of trackable orbital debris and will likely generate hundreds of thousands of pieces of smaller orbital debris.