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Blue Origin's New Glenn lofts NASA's ESCAPADE to Mars and lands reusable booster at sea

Blue Origin's New Glenn launched successfully, deploying NASA's twin ESCAPADE smallsats bound for Mars, and its NG‑2 first-stage booster returned and landed upright on the recovery ship Jacklyn about 370 miles off Florida — the second company after SpaceX to recover a reusable booster at sea.

2025-11-13T14:54:35.583881-08:00

NASA Spaceflight

Sentinel‑6B launched on Falcon 9 from Vandenberg to extend decades‑long sea‑level record

2025-11-16T13:11:26.427821-08:00

Space.com

Solar storms ground Blue Origin's New Glenn; NASA scraps Nov. 12 ESCAPADE launch

2025-11-09T14:16:07.221371-08:00

Space.com

SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg as Italy reevaluates reliance after California breakup

2025-09-25T23:02:46.663040-07:00

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Breaking Defense

US Space Force to solicit prototype proposals for midcourse space-based missile interceptors

2025-11-21T13:48:45.715425-08:00

National Defense

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Space Force pushes 'radical shift' in acquisition toward smaller, continuous deliveries Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman and acquisition leaders unveiled plans for a “radical shift” in procurement — moving to smaller, continual deliveries, redefining acceptable risk, and reshaping full program lifecycles to accelerate capability fielding as part of a 2040 strategy.

2025-11-20T10:08:29.267654-08:00

Space Force pushes 'radical shift' in acquisition toward smaller, continuous deliveries

Ars Technica

Space Force's weapon-naming scheme classifies systems as 'Attack, Defend, Pursue' Ars Technica was first to reveal the U.S. Space Force's new weapon system naming scheme, which categorizes systems under mission verbs — 'Attack', 'Defend' and 'Pursue'. The framework assigns clear operational roles to future space systems and standardizes nomenclature for acquisitions and doctrine.

2025-11-20T06:30:48.810834-08:00

Space Force's weapon-naming scheme classifies systems as 'Attack, Defend, Pursue'

rocketcitynow.com

Trump served with summons as 60‑day clock begins in Space Command HQ relocation dispute President Trump has been served with a summons in the legal challenge to the relocation of U.S. Space Command headquarters; delivery of documents to the White House and Pentagon starts a 60‑day clock for a formal response. The filing formalizes the dispute over the command's planned transfer.

2025-11-20T00:22:41.480330-08:00

Trump served with summons as 60‑day clock begins in Space Command HQ relocation dispute

Breaking Defense

U.S.-China Commission urges Congress to fund national quantum initiative and boost Space Force spending to counter China The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission's 2025 annual report urges Congress to create a national quantum-technology initiative and increase funding for the U.S. Space Force to secure "space superiority" against the PLA, citing growing Chinese advances in space and dual‑use quantum capabilities.

2025-11-18T14:18:28.436196-08:00

U.S.-China Commission urges Congress to fund national quantum initiative and boost Space Force spending to counter China

Breaking Defense

SpaceX launches USSF-124, deploying six MDA and SDA satellites from Cape Canaveral SpaceX's Falcon 9 launched USSF-124 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, delivering six satellites — two for the Missile Defense Agency and four for the Space Development Agency — on a classified U.S. Space Force mission. The flight continues SpaceX’s sustained national-security launch support and high cadence.

2025-11-17T20:09:02.856699-08:00

SpaceX launches USSF-124, deploying six MDA and SDA satellites from Cape Canaveral

NASA Spaceflight

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Sentinel‑6B launched on Falcon 9 from Vandenberg to extend decades‑long sea‑level record The Copernicus Sentinel‑6B oceanography satellite, built by Airbus for European and NASA partners, launched 17 November 2025 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Sentinel‑6B will carry high‑precision instruments to continue a decades‑long global sea‑level record and map sea‑surface height over more than 90% of Earth’s oceans.

2025-11-16T13:11:26.427821-08:00

Sentinel‑6B launched on Falcon 9 from Vandenberg to extend decades‑long sea‑level record

orbitaltoday.com

Space Force publishes Vector 2025 strategic guidance to align Guardians for contested orbital operations On 14 November 2025 the U.S. Space Force published Vector 2025, an umbrella strategic guidance document to unify Guardians on operational priorities as the service matures for increasingly complex, contested operations in Earth orbit. The document provides a single reference for direction, momentum and future acquisition choices.

2025-11-15T19:09:22.975295-08:00

Space Force publishes Vector 2025 strategic guidance to align Guardians for contested orbital operations

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