Space Superiority Systems Directorate Mission The mission of the Space Superiority Systems Directorate is to develop, deliver, and sustain unrivaled space control capabilities to guarantee space superiority for our nation. Background The Space Superiority Systems Directorate at Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif., equips U.S. forces with space control systems to gain, maintain, and exploit space superiority. It has a multi-billion-dollar budget, 350-person program office, and 1,500-person industry team at multiple locations throughout the country to support operational systems worldwide. It directs the planning, development, testing, deployment, and sustainment of a complex and dynamic portfolio of space-superiority capabilities of the highest national priority.