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USSF shifts GPS III-8 from ULA Vulcan to SpaceX Falcon 9 as Vulcan probe continues

The U.S. Space Force has reassigned the GPS III-8 National Security Space Launch mission from United Launch Alliance's Vulcan Centaur to a SpaceX Falcon 9. The change preserves delivery of critical GPS capability while investigations into last month's Vulcan solid‑rocket booster anomaly continue.

2026-03-20T07:40:14.569933-07:00

Spaceflight Now

SpaceX set to launch 25 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg — 30th Starlink mission of the year

2026-03-20T06:58:57.082181-07:00

Ars Technica

Canada deepens space‑defence ties with Japan and Norway amid U.S. push and Russian concern

2026-03-20T04:58:18.516558-07:00

Ars Technica

Company builds satellites for 'high‑tempo engagement' as space warfare accelerates

2026-03-19T12:55:34.770314-07:00

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USSF shifts GPS III-8 from ULA Vulcan to SpaceX Falcon 9 as Vulcan probe continues The U.S. Space Force has reassigned the GPS III-8 National Security Space Launch mission from United Launch Alliance's Vulcan Centaur to a SpaceX Falcon 9. The change preserves delivery of critical GPS capability while investigations into last month's Vulcan solid‑rocket booster anomaly continue.

2026-03-20T07:40:14.569933-07:00

USSF shifts GPS III-8 from ULA Vulcan to SpaceX Falcon 9 as Vulcan probe continues

Spaceflight Now

SpaceX set to launch 25 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg — 30th Starlink mission of the year SpaceX will launch 25 Starlink satellites aboard a Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 4‑East at Vandenberg Space Force Base Friday, with a launch window opening at 2:48 p.m. PDT (2148 UTC). The flight is the company's 30th Starlink mission of the year, sustaining high‑deployment cadence.

2026-03-20T06:58:57.082181-07:00

SpaceX set to launch 25 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg — 30th Starlink mission of the year

Ars Technica

Canada deepens space‑defence ties with Japan and Norway amid U.S. push and Russian concern Canada has accelerated space‑defence collaboration, signing a strategic pact with Japan and a Letter of Intent with Norway to deepen dual‑use space and defence ties, cover AI and the ETTA, and harden supply‑chain resilience. The move coincides with U.S. Space Force calls for rapid action and Russian concern about militarization.

2026-03-20T04:58:18.516558-07:00

Canada deepens space‑defence ties with Japan and Norway amid U.S. push and Russian concern

Ars Technica

Company builds satellites for 'high‑tempo engagement' as space warfare accelerates A company is building satellites designed for 'high‑tempo engagement' as space warfare capabilities accelerate, arguing today's environment is similar to the 1930s race for air superiority. The effort aims to enable rapid targeting, resilient architectures and a persistent on‑orbit presence for contested operations.

2026-03-19T12:55:34.770314-07:00

Company builds satellites for 'high‑tempo engagement' as space warfare accelerates

SpaceNews.com

Kratos wins ~$447M Space Force award to manage MEO missile‑warning ground systems The U.S. Space Force awarded Kratos a roughly $447 million follow‑on contract to provide ground management and integration for the first two sets of Medium‑Earth Orbit Missile Warning and Tracking (MEO MWT) satellites. The work covers missile‑tracking ground systems to support initial MEO constellation operations and test activities.

2026-03-19T11:38:52.443434-07:00

Kratos wins ~$447M Space Force award to manage MEO missile‑warning ground systems

Bloomberg

Inside NORAD's Mountain HQ: How U.S.-Canadian air defences patrol the Arctic At Peterson Space Force Base — the headquarters for U.S. Northern Command and NORAD — General Gregory Guillot showed how binational U.S.-Canadian air-defence forces monitor the Arctic, routinely tracking and scrambling jets to intercept unidentified aircraft from operations run through Peterson and the Cheyenne Mountain complex.

2026-03-19T04:09:52.483061-07:00

Inside NORAD's Mountain HQ: How U.S.-Canadian air defences patrol the Arctic

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ULA says modified Vulcan expected to return to flight this summer after SRB/nozzle fixes United Launch Alliance says a modified Vulcan Centaur is expected to return to flight this summer after fixes addressing a recent anomaly. ULA is accelerating planned margin improvements to the nozzle and solid rocket booster—changes already in development—to implement sooner and restore operational cadence.

2026-03-18T14:40:09.048849-07:00

ULA says modified Vulcan expected to return to flight this summer after SRB/nozzle fixes

SpaceNews.com

U.S. Space Command to include 25 commercial space firms in classified wargame U.S. Space Command will run a classified wargame incorporating 25 commercial space companies, formally integrating industry players into military exercise play. The event is designed to stress on-orbit operational concepts and hybrid commercial–government approaches to contested-space scenarios.

2026-03-18T14:39:22.403004-07:00

U.S. Space Command to include 25 commercial space firms in classified wargame

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USSF shifts GPS III-8 from ULA Vulcan to SpaceX Falcon 9 as Vulcan probe continues

SpaceX set to launch 25 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg — 30th Starlink mission of the year

Canada deepens space‑defence ties with Japan and Norway amid U.S. push and Russian concern

Company builds satellites for 'high‑tempo engagement' as space warfare accelerates

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