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May 4, 2021

USSPACECOM tracking Chinese rocket; 18th SPCS providing updates to Space-track.org

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — U.S. Space Command is aware of and tracking the location of the Chinese Long March 5B in space, but its exact entry point into the Earth’s atmosphere cannot be pinpointed until within hours of its reentry, which is expected around May 8.

April 29, 2021

CFSCC spotlight: Air National Guard unit provides essential secure satellite communications

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Perched on a scrub-oak-covered hilltop on the central coast of California is a small Air National Guard squadron that makes a big contribution to the Combined Force Space Component Command’s mission to provide space capabilities to the joint warfighter and allied partners.

April 29, 2021

Space Command deputy speaks with future Space Force Guardians

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — The deputy commander of U.S. Space Command visited with Air Force Academy cadets who will commission into the U.S. Space Force.

April 26, 2021

US, Israel expand cooperation to the space domain

ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Space Force hosted its first Space Engagement Talks with the Israeli Air Force during separate virtual sessions April 19-20.

April 23, 2021

JASDF, USSPACECOM officials talk integration, cooperation

U.S. Space Command hosted a delegation from the Japan Air Self Defense Force and Fifth Air Force April 22. The visit included stops at USSPACECOM headquarters, Joint Task Force-Space Defense, the National Space Defense Center and the 2nd Space Operations Squadron, and participants discussed recent bilateral engagements and reflected on a shared future vision for U.S. and Japanese space integration and cooperation.