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  • LDPE-1 SV safely arrives in Florida for February launch

    CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Fla. -- The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) successfully delivered the Long Duration Propulsion ESPA - 1 (LDPE-1) space vehicle, to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida on Dec 7, 2020. LDPE-1 is the first of two spacecraft on the

  • USSF launches NRO payload aboard a ULA Delta IV Heavy Launch Vehicle

    LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center Launch Enterprise team and partners successfully launched the National Reconnaissance Office Launch (NROL)-44 mission at 8:09 p.m. EDT Dec. 10 from the newly rechristened Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s

  • SMC selects Consortium Manager for next iteration of SpEC OTA

    The Space and Missile Systems Center’s (SMC) Space Development Corps has selected NSTXL as the Consortium Manager for the next iteration of the Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC) Other Transaction Agreement (OTA). Pending a 30 day congressional notification period, SMC plans to award the agreement

  • SpaceWERX launches during day one of AFWERX Accelerate

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – Today AFWERX kicked-off its inaugural Accelerate event with an exciting announcement on the formation of SpaceWERX, a new entity that will focus on technologies for the United States Space Force. “As we approach the first anniversary of our newest

  • MCEU Receives Operational Acceptance

    LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The Space and Missile Systems Center’s Production Corps achieved a major Global Positioning System milestone on Nov. 18 with the approval for Operational Acceptance of GPS Military-Code (M-Code) Early Use (MCEU).

  • GPS III SV04 Receives Operational Acceptance

    LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.--Global Positioning System III Space Vehicle (SV) 04 received United States Space Force’s Operational Acceptance approval on Dec. 1- marking yet another significant milestone for the GPS III program, Space and Missile Systems Center and USSF. It is the fourth GPS

  • U.S. Ally Set to Get Modern Military GPS User Equipment

    LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.--The Space and Missile Systems Center’s Space Production Corps achieved a major milestone on Sept 30 when the Global Positioning System (GPS) Foreign Military Sales (FMS) office received its first Military Code (M-Code) capable Military GPS User Equipment (MGUE)