Latest "space corps" stories

House panel advances $733B defense budget bill over GOP objections

In a break with tradition, most Republicans on the panel opposed the measure over concerns about funding totals.

By Leo Shane III and Joe Gould

4 years ago

‘Space Corps’ gets OK in House committee’s NDAA markup

The House Armed Services Committee has approved a new military branch for space.

4 years ago

Trump’s new Space Force to reside under Department of the Air Force

The new service will be overseen by the newly created undersecretary of the Air Force for the Space Force and a Space Force chief of staff, who will sit on the Joint Chiefs.

By Valerie Insinna

4 years ago

Space Force could cost fraction of Air Force estimates

A defense budget analyst thinks the Air Force overestimated the cost of standing up a new space service. Here are his numbers.

By Valerie Insinna

4 years ago

Midterms could crash Trump’s Space Force on the launch pad

President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to start work on a new, sixth military service dedicated to space, but that seems unlikely if Democrats take the House in the midterms.

4 years ago

Pentagon lays groundwork for Space Force to blast off in 2020

The U.S. will also create an independent unified combatant command.

By Valerie Insinna and Tara Copp

4 years ago