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National Security Editor Guy Taylor sits down with Dan Caughran, Senior Vice President of Production Operations, and Gary Wentz, Vice President of Atlas and Vulcan Programs, for a rare look at how the Vulcan Centaur rocket comes together — from national security payloads to a $5 billion economic footprint in North Alabama.

How ULA’s 2.4 million-square-foot Alabama plant builds the Vulcan Centaur

In this photo provided by the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, an unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operation test at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on Feb. 23, 2021. (Brittany E. N. Murphy/U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command via AP, File)

U.S. military rolls out ‘on orbit’ space weapons, other advances amid war with Iran

By Ben Wolfgang and John T. Seward - The Washington Times

Space Force Gen. Michael A. Guetlein, attends a House Armed Services Subcommittee hearing on readiness Tuesday, May 6, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

U.S. space and missile defense at center stage in Huntsville, Alabama

By John T. Seward and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Posters for the proposed Golden Dome for America missile defense shield are displayed before an event with President Donald Trump in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, Monday, May 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) ** FILE **

Space-based aspect of Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ shield gets boost with $1.75 billion in new contracts

By John T. Seward - The Washington Times

People's Liberation Army of China march during a military parade rehearsal for Vietnam's 80th National Day celebration in Hanoi, Vietnam, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Air Force says China bolsters military power in all domains

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Energy-intensive data centers are becoming a cornerstone of the U.S. economy, making reliable power and efficient infrastructure development critical to global competitiveness. (Shutterstock.com)

Could space-based data centers help power U.S. military missions in the future?

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Gen. John "Jay" Raymond, Commander U.S. Space Command, left, and Chief Master Sgt. Roger Towberman, center, hold the Space Force Flag as President Donald Trump gestures to it during the presentation of the in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on May 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

NASA, Space Force and defense giants gather as space becomes America’s next battlefield

By John T. Seward - The Washington Times

This image provided by NASA shows an ilustration of the identical Van Allen Probes. ( JHU/APL, NASA via AP)

Old NASA science satellite plunges back to Earth, reentered over the Pacific

By Marcia Dunn - Associated Press

In this photo released by the U.S. Air Force, Capt. Ryan Vickers stands for a photo to display his new service tapes after taking his oath of office to transfer from the U.S. Air Force to the U.S. Space Force at Al-Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Sept. 1, 2020. (Staff Sgt. Kayla White/U.S. Air Force via AP, File)

Inside the high-stakes battle over Space Force advocacy

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

U.S. Space Force Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, chief of Space Operations, speaks during a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces to examine U.S. Space Force programs in review of the Fiscal Year 2024 Defense Authorization Request, Tuesday, March 14, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

‘There are threats in orbit’: Space Force chief sounds alarm over Chinese, Russian space assets

By Guy Taylor and Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a SXM-9 digital, audio radio satellite payload, lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Dec. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

A space ‘slippery slope’: Who is responsible for commercial satellites crucial to national security?

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

U.S. Space Force Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, chief of Space Operations, speaks during a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces to examine U.S. Space Force programs in review of the Fiscal Year 2024 Defense Authorization Request, Tuesday, March 14, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Space Force faulted for failing to build weapons

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

U.S. Space Force Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, chief of Space Operations, speaks during a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces to examine U.S. Space Force programs in review of the Fiscal Year 2024 Defense Authorization Request, Tuesday, March 14, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Gen. Saltzman: Rapid capabilities delivery is essential to maintaining U.S. space dominance

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

The L3Harris-built Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) satellite launched on a United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket Aug. 12 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. NTS-3 will be used for a variety of experiments to include testing on-orbit, next-generation technologies that assist warfighters in contested environments. ** FILE **

Space Force launches L3Harris-built experimental satellite system

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

A soldier wears a U.S. Space Force uniform during a ceremony for U.S. Air Force airmen transitioning to U.S. Space Force guardian designations at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Feb. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

Space Force awards $1.2 billion contract to BAE for missile defense satellites

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

U.S. Space Force Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, chief of Space Operations, speaks during a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces to examine U.S. Space Force programs in review of the Fiscal Year 2024 Defense Authorization Request, Tuesday, March 14, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Space Force ups aggressive language with Space Warfighting framework

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Vice President J.D. Vance arrives at Pituffik Space Base in Greenland, Friday, March 28, 2025. (Jim Watson/Pool via AP)

U.S. Space Force removes commander of Greenland base following comments critical of Vance visit

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

In this photo released by the U.S. Air Force, Capt. Ryan Vickers stands for a photo to display his new service tapes after taking his oath of office to transfer from the U.S. Air Force to the U.S. Space Force at Al-Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. Space Force, the first new U.S. military service since the creation of the Air Force in 1947, now has some 20 members stationed at Qatar's Al-Udeid Air Base in its first foreign deployment. (Staff Sgt. Kayla White/U.S. Air Force via AP) ** FILE **

L3Harris wins $90 million contract with Space Force

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at the National Guard Association of the United States' 146th General Conference, Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump promises to create Space National Guard if he returns to White House

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Officers salute as Air Force One takes off with President Joe Biden aboard at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Wednesday, May 31, 2023, to travel to Colorado Springs, Colo. (AP Photo/Jess Rapfogel)

Air Force picks Colorado for more Space Force missions as politics loom over headquarters decision

By Tara Copp - Associated Press