The U.S. Space Force is funding the development of a new "Orbital Carrier" spacecraft that can deploy multiple satellites when needed.

The U.S. Space Force has chosen Gravitics to build and fly an orbital carrier that could send up maneuverable military space vehicles.

The US Space Force first demonstrated this tactically responsive capability with a launch on Firefly's Alpha rocket in 2023. As part of this "Victus Nox" test flight, a satellite was encapsulated into ...

The document, titled “ Space Warfighting: A Framework for Planners ,” outlines how U.S. forces might assert control of the ...

Having them there already—or so goes the thinking behind a new $60 million Space Force contract to develop an “orbital carrier.” The carrier will be able to “pre-position multiple ...

"We're honored to partner with the U.S. Space Force on this critical initiative," said Colin Doughan, CEO of Gravitics. "The Orbital Carrier is a game-changer, acting as a pre-positioned launch ...

The Space Force has defined what it means by “space warfighting” in a new document that service officials hope will give a ...

"We're honored to partner with the U.S. Space Force on this critical initiative," said Colin Doughan, CEO of Gravitics. "The Orbital Carrier is a game-changer, acting as a pre-positioned launch ...

"We call these weapons, and we need them to deter a space conflict and to be successful if we end up in such a fight." ...