
US Space Force Marks Sixth Year of Operations
The U.S. Space Force is celebrating its sixth anniversary, marking a period of rapid development for the nation's newest military branch focused on securing interests in space.
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The U.S. Space Force is celebrating its sixth anniversary, marking a period of rapid development for the nation's newest military branch focused on securing interests in space.

Military officials report weekly disruptions and surveillance of critical satellites, signaling a growing rivalry in space that threatens essential civilian systems like GPS.

The U.S. Space Force's secretive X-37B space plane is testing a quantum sensor for GPS-free navigation and a high-bandwidth laser communication system.

A 60-year mission to detect nuclear detonations from space is advancing with new technology from Sandia and Los Alamos national laboratories for U.S. GPS satellites.

The U.S. has upgraded its space-based nuclear detection network with a new generation of sensors designed by Sandia and Los Alamos national laboratories.

The U.S. has launched the final satellite for its current-generation nuclear detonation detection system, while the more advanced next-generation is set for 2027.

Modern physics reveals that space and time are not separate but are woven into a single fabric called space-time, a concept that explains gravity and is essential for technologies like GPS.