May 1, 2025 · Headlines USSF graduates first class from Captain’s Leadership Course Air Force, Space Force senior enlisted advisors emphasize quality of life’s importance in national defense Space …

The United States Space Force (USSF) is the space service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and was established on 20 December 2019. Part of the United States Department of Defense, it is …

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Feb 12, 2026 · The U.S. Space Force mission, designated USSF-87, marked Vulcan’s fourth flight overall and its second under the National Security Space Launch program.

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The duties of the USSF include protecting U.S. interests in space; deterring aggression in, from, and to space; and conducting space operations, which can consist of both defensive and offensive actions.

Feb 12, 2026 · The Space Force launched the USSF-87 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., early Thursday morning aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan Centaur rocket- …

Feb 12, 2026 · The Space Force launched multiple payloads orbit aboard ULA's Vulcan rocket, despite a "significant performance anomaly" early in the flight.

Feb 11, 2026 · United Launch Alliance launched its first mission of 2026 with the USSF-87 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Vulcan Centaur V-005, with four solid rocket …

Feb 12, 2026 · An anomalous plume is visible from one of the Vulcan’s solid rocket motors during the launch of the USSF-87 mission on Feb. 12, 2026. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now.