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  • USSF SMC and UK MoD partner to launch International Space Pitch Day Event

    LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The International Space Pitch Day (ISPD) is a joint US-UK industry competition that aims to find, fund and fast-track innovation and technology that gives advantage to military personnel and operations in the space domain. The competition is led by the UK

  • SMC Engages Space Enterprise Consortium on Space Vision 2030

    LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.--The Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) kicked off a collaborative industry engagement with the Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC) in late June to explore potential future U.S. Space Force capability growth.This engagement may result in future acquisition

  • SMC welcomes new vice commander

    LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.--The men and women of the Space and Missile Systems Center officially welcomed Brig. Gen. D. Jason Cothern as the newest vice commander, June 8, here.

  • CSO visits SMC: “Space starts here”

    LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.—Space and Missile Systems Center hosted Gen. John “Jay” Raymond, chief of space operations, U.S. Space Force and Chief Master Sgt. Roger Towberman, USSF senior enlisted advisor here July 15-16, for their first SMC immersion since the creation of USSF.

  • USSF and UK MoD Demonstrate Protected Tactical Waveform over SKYNET

    LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- On July 13, 2020, the United States Space Force and the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence successfully conducted a demonstration of the US Protected Tactical Waveform over the United Kingdom’s SKYNET satellite system, showcasing PTW’s superior data rates and

  • Minotaur IV rocket successfully launches NRO payload

    The U.S. Space Force successfully launched a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office aboard a Minotaur IV rocket at 9:46 a.m. EST (6:46 a.m. Pacific) today from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.This mission, named NROL-129, was the first USSF launch and the NRO’s first