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Air Force Materiel Command

Aug. 12, 2025
AFRL's NTS-3 Vanguard Set for Launch Aboard ULA Vulcan Rocket

The Department of the Air Force (DAF) launches the Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) Vanguard on the USSF-106 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, Aug. 12, 2025. NTS-3 is a payload for the first U.S. national security launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket.
July 25, 2022
Inaugural Space Force race registration open until Nov. 1

Registration for the first-ever United States Space Force T-Minus 10-Miler race, in-person and virtual events, is open until Nov. 1, 2022, at https://runspaceforce.com/.