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Many perspectives. One mission.

It takes people from various backgrounds with different skill sets to operate the world's most-advanced space power.

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FAQ

Our mission is to defend our nation and its freedom to operate in space. With a singular focus on this domain, we train, equip and deploy forces to improve defense technology, global security, communication and provide independent options to achieve national objectives by applying military spacepower.

Guardians attend the same Basic Military Training as enlisted Airmen at Joint Base San Antonio–Lackland, Texas, with the addition of a Space Force–specific curriculum. This includes 21 hours of instruction that covers emotional intelligence, Space Force structure, and senior leader briefings about military doctrine.

To learn more, visit our Training page.

Space Force offers various careers for enlisted, officer level and civilians across intelligence, analytics, cybersecurity, operations, engineering and acquisitions. All careers center around developing, operating, and defending our advancements through space.

For more information, visit our Careers page.

Both organizations work to improve our capabilities in space but with different directives. NASA is a civil agency that focuses on developing resources for education, exploration, innovation and research, while Space Force is a military service centered around the vital capabilities needed to defend the United States’ interests and freedom to operate in space.

The U.S. Space Force doesn’t currently accept inter-service transfer applications but is currently working on completing the transfers of those already selected. We anticipate announcing a new inter-service transfer program later this summer for transfers beginning in the fiscal year 2023 (Oct. 1, 2022) and beyond.