The US Air Force announced plans Tuesday to purchase two Boeing 747-8 aircraft to support its future presidential airlift program, with an Air Force official confirming it would acquire the planes ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the future of aviation, astronautics, and technology. For some onlookers, the Space Force’s formation raises an important ...

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To be eligible for the two-year program, you only need "strong problem-solving abilities and a passion for public service."​ ...

The Trump administration established the Space Force as a separate military branch in December 2019. Since then, America's Space Force has gotten its own official "Star Trek"-esque seal, with a logo ...

The phrase “I can’t breathe” — used by both Eric Garner and George Floyd in their fatal encounters with police — has become a rallying cry for a nationwide movement demanding an end to excessive use ...

The Air Force will introduce an updated physical fitness test for airmen and Space Force Guardians starting July 1, the service said Wednesday. It will boast a new scoring system and, eventually, new ...

The US Space Force announced Thursday it is partnering with two companies, Rocket Lab and True Anomaly, for a first-of-its-kind mission to demonstrate how the military might counter “on-orbit ...

Neutron stars are ultra-dense star remnants made up primarily of nucleons (i.e., protons and neutrons). Over the course of ...

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