Space

From the Halls of Montezuma to infinity and beyond: now introducing Space Marines

"SPACE MARINES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

NASA’s new toilet uses super-powerful acid to turn astronaut urine into drinking water

“When the astronauts have to go, we want to allow them to boldly go."

SpaceX, ULA land massive military launch contract for Space Force

The U.S. Space Force is going to send its military hardware into space on SpaceX and United Launch Alliance rockets

A Russian satellite just launched a mysterious space weapon, US Space Command says

U.S. Space Command said Thursday that it has evidence that Russia tested a space-based anti-satellite weapon last week

Here’s how to watch today’s historic SpaceX launch

Former Marine Corps pilot Doug Hurley and Air Force Col. Bob Behnken will become the first NASA astronauts to launch...

The Marine and airman crewing America’s first manned space launch in years are best buds

“I’m just thankful that doing something like this, I’m doing it with Doug Hurley,” Behnken said.

NASA SpaceX Demo-2 Mission Animation

United States Space Force Recruitment Video

Air Force Secretary Barbara M. Barrett and Chief of Space Operations, Gen. John Raymond, unveiled the Space Force’s first recruiting...

The Air Force’s secretive X-37B space plane is headed back into orbit. Here’s what it’ll be doing up there

The U.S. military's X-37B space plane is heading back into space in mid-May, and while the Air Force doesn't often...

Who did it better: the real Space Force recruiting spot or the trailer for Netflix’s ‘Space Force’?

This is probably the first time in history that the military is figuring out how to prop up a new...

‘It feels awesome’ — Meet the newly-graduated Air Force cadet who just became the sixth member of Space Force

"It’s definitely a very cool feeling to be part of something this new and something that you’re really going to...

50 years ago, the astronauts of Apollo 13 made it back alive. This guy’s invention made it happen

"We never thought that it could be a lifeboat," Adan said. "I worked on that baby day and night. And...

Space Force moving forward with first rocket launch despite COVID-19 concerns

The Space Force is moving ahead with a crucial national security launch Thursday, even as installations around the country telework...

These Space Force action figures feature Trump and Obama teaming up to beat the Russians to Mars

No U.S military branch is complete without a line of gun-toting action figures, and with your help, the Space Force...

The story of how Jewish and former Nazi scientists got America to the moon

“My dad said NASA was built by Jews, Nazis and hillbillies," said the son of one NASA engineer.

100 soldiers will leave the Army for the Space Force sooner than you think

"I think it would be a great opportunity for these young men and women," Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said.

‘A dangerous situation in space’ — Russian spacecraft are reportedly trailing a US spy satellite

The two Russian satellites have come within 100 miles of the U.S. satellite and the United States has raised concerns...

Here’s what you need to do to receive a Remote Combat Effects Campaign Medal

The U.S. Air Force says airmen serving in cyber; space; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; and remotely piloted aircraft jobs may...

The Air Force’s secretive military space plane lands in Florida after a record-long orbital flight

The unpiloted X-37B, built by Boeing, touched down on an air strip at NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 3:51 a.m....

US Space Command is officially open for business

The Pentagon on Thursday officially established United States Space Command, a precursor to the Space Force military service President Donald...

NASA is reportedly investigating an Army astronaut for committing cyber crime in space

Astronaut Anne McClain allegedly told investigators she accessed her estranged spouse's bank account while serving on the International Space Station,...

The French military wants to develop satellites armed with lasers and submachine guns

France's minister of defense, Florence Parly, recently announced the launch of a space self-defense and surveillance program with a view...

The former Air Force secretary explains how the US military’s secret space plane drives enemies ‘nuts’

"Our adversaries don't know — and that happens on the far side of the Earth from our adversaries — where...

How one Special Forces family is preparing for their next deployment… to space

She did what every experienced military spouse excels in doing: She adjusted the plan.

These groundbreaking photos of Air Force jets creating supersonic shockwaves are trippy as hell

NASA is celebrating the fact that it recently photographed the interaction of shockwaves from two supersonic aircrafts in flight for...