Referred to as the Orbital Carrier, the system works a bit like an orbiting aircraft carrier, keeping new satellites positioned for quick launch in the case that a vital satellite becomes inoperable.

The US Space Force has a contract worth up to US$60 million to develop and fly a kind-of aircraft carrier in space. No, it's not the result of a major typo. It's intended as a way to station space ...

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 ...

Shipbuilders went to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to plead for $600 million in advanced funding to keep aircraft carrier suppliers in production—an ask that comes amid delays, uncertain funding ...

Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...

Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...

‘THIS IS COMING TO A HEAD’: The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson is steaming toward the Middle East, ostensibly to augment and then relieve the USS Harry S. Truman, which is in an ongoing ...

Energy experts have raised concern about the reliability of Eskom's energy supply after the power utility unexpectedly implemented load shedding on Wednesday night following the loss of five ...

March 23 (UPI) --The United States is dispatching a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East in an effort to ramp up defense efforts against Houthi militia aggression in the commercial shipping ...

The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group departed Naval Base Kitsap Bremerton in Washington for a scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific on Friday. This will likely be the last deployment for the USS ...

By Nicholas Slayton Published Mar 22, 2025 3:37 PM EDT The U.S. military is sending the USS Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group to the Middle East, as fighting with Houthi forces around Yemen ...