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Silent Barker will observe objects and activities in geosynchronous orbit, about 22,000 miles above Earth. (Space Force)

President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be NASA's next administrator, Jared Isaacman, said Wednesday that as the U.S. establishes more of human

Billionaire and commercial astronaut Jared Isaacman said increased human activity in space will require military protection.

The system, which is dispersed around the world, provides critical launch support, satellite tracking and control, and emergency assistance for spacecraft.

The Army and Navy conduced a successful test of the Common Hypersonic Glide Body Dec. 12 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Base, Fla. (Luke Lamborn/Navy)

The United Launch Alliance, a longtime government spacelift provider, has an incremental plan to upgrade its Centaur V upper stage to fly long-duration space missions.

The updated strategy, approved in November, focuses on SPACECOM’s core tasks and how commercial space capabilities fit within those areas.

House Armed Services Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Ala., said the service is not sized to meet increasing threats from China and Russia.

The Space Force and SpaceX launched a rapid response mission on a Falcon 9 rocket Dec. 16 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. (Lockheed Martin)

The U.S. Space Force is on track to field its first batch of a new ground-based satellite communications jammer in the coming months — designed to disrupt signals from enemy spacecraft.