Air Force, Space Force seek to hire thousands of civilian employees

The Air Force and the Space Force are back in hiring mode. The Air Force fiscal year 2027 budget request funds an increase of 4,115 civilian "full time equivalents" job positions, while the ...

Blue Origin secures Space Florida expansion funding after rocket blast

Space Florida approved $24.2 million in state funding for Blue Origin's future major expansion, days after a New Glenn rocket ...
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Meink: Space Force must ‘execute’ as budget set to surge

Air Force Secretary Troy Meink speaks April 15, 026, at the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs. Credit: Space Foundation COLORADO SPRINGS — The U.S. Space Force is poised to receive the largest ...
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Where Is the Space Force Budget for Commercial Services?

For fiscal year 2027, the administration is requesting $71 billion in baseline and reconciliation funding for the Space Force—a 77 percent increase over FY 2026. Based on the initial budget ...
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Space Force would get huge boost under 2027 budget proposal

The Space Force’s budget would balloon to $71.2 billion under a spending plan unveiled Tuesday that seeks to double spending on space capabilities as the domain becomes increasingly contested and ...
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Forget the ISS, the U.S. funds a 60m space force orbital aircraft

The International Space Station was built as a symbol of cooperation, but the newest big-ticket project in orbit is being framed in far more martial terms. The U.S. Space Force has committed up to 60 ...