# The Space Force Opened a Buying Office for Space It Cannot Yet See

- slug: the-space-force-opened-a-buying-office-for-space-it-cannot-yet-see
- date: 2026-04-20
- category: Space & Aerospace

The Space Force has formally claimed cislunar space — the stretch beyond Earth out to the Moon — as a domain it will manage and buy for. The satellite that would let it see that domain does not launch until the end of 2026.

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