3D render of planet Earth viewed from space, with night lights in Europe and sun rising over Asia. Blue hue treatment. Elements from NASA (https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/57000/57752/land_shallow_topo_2048.jpg)

By the end of next year, U.S. Space Force (USSF) is planning a multi-fold increase in the service's launches and its number of orbiting satellites. Last week, Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) announced an increase in the ceiling of Phase 3, Lane 1 National Security Space Launch (NSSL) contracts by $11.4 billion to $17 billion-- additional funding to go to future task orders for rockets by launch service providers (LSPs) United Launch Alliance (ULA), SpaceX [SPCX], Blue Origin, Stoke…