"We're all excited to have you back, and we're ready to leverage your experiences and expertise in the Space Force."

In response, the U.S. Space Force has created units dedicated exclusively to targeting adversary satellites, has conducted "live fire" jamming exercises against simulated adversary spacecraft and has trained units in " simulated on-orbit combat ."

United Launch Alliance on Wednesday had its new Vulcan rocket certified by the Space Force so it can begin flying national security missions.

The Space Force is weighing its options for how to proceed with integrating NTS-3 technology into upcoming GPS production lines.

SpaceX plans to launch 27 Starlink satellites from its Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday afternoon, April 1 which can be seen above Southern California.

During the first quarter of the year, 27 orbital rockets took flight from Florida's Space Coast. That equates to a cadence of 108 launches by year's end — a record-breaking pace that would erase last year's record of 93 annual liftoffs.

Live updates from Monday afternoon's SpaceX NROL-69 mission that launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, liftoff of the Starlink mission is set to occur between 3:16 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. EDT Sunday. SpaceX has yet to confirm the mission. SpaceX usually targets the beginning of the launch window, however weather conditions at the launch and first-stage landing locations play a role in timing.

The SpaceX rocket and spacecraft technology company scrubbed its launch of 27 satellites Tuesday from California.