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June 17, 2020
Department of Defense Releases Defense Space Strategy

Today the Secretary for Defense released the Defense Space Strategy, which identifies how Department of Defense will advance spacepower to be able to compete, deter, and win in a complex security environment characterized by great power competition.
June 15, 2020
SMC Annual Award Winner Highlight: SSgt Thomas Watts

The United States Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) recently announced its outstanding military and civilian personnel for 2019.
June 11, 2020
Key Spouse wins SMC Annual Award

Alfaro is a member of the base’s Key Spouse volunteer program. Her husband works at SMC’s Development Corps. She was involved in several major events and initiatives such as educating the new Key Spouse volunteers under the re-architected SMC structure, organized the Airmen Thanksgiving celebration,
June 10, 2020
GPS III SV-08 Core Mate Complete, Space Vehicle Named for NASA Trailblazer

The United States Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center’s Global Positioning System (GPS) III program reached a major milestone with the successful core mate of GPS III Space Vehicle 08 at Lockheed Martin’s GPS III Processing Facility in Waterton, Colorado, April 15. With core mate
June 3, 2020
SMC/Dev Corps EWS Program Awards $309M for Rapid Weather Prototyping Efforts

The Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) has awarded three Other Transaction Authority agreements, totaling $309 million, to develop prototypes for the Electro Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) Weather System (EWS) program. The awardees, each a member of the Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC), are: -
June 1, 2020
Notice of Availability: Draft Environmental Assessment for Proposed Space and Missile Park

The 61st Air Base Group announces the availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed Space and Missile Park at Los Angeles Air Force Base. Implementation of the Proposed Action would include the development of a park functioning as an educational development and ensuring the
May 28, 2020
Virtual On-boarding

Since the mandatory telework order back in mid-March, 65 new employees have joined the SMC team through five virtual on-boarding sessions.
May 22, 2020
SMC's NGG successfully completes preliminary design reviews

The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center, Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Geosynchronous Earth Orbiting (GEO) satellite program, commonly referred to as NGG, completed its preliminary design reviews (PDR) for its two candidate mission payloads, May 21.“NGG is a
May 19, 2020
SMC Civilian Wins USSF’s 2020 Outstanding DoD Employee with a Disability Award

Bruce Charest, systems engineer for Production Corps at the Space and Missile Systems Center, won U.S. Space Force’s 2020 Outstanding Award for Department of Defense Employee with a Disability and will competing at the Air Force level in October.Charest has made significant contributions working in
May 18, 2020
Weather System Follow-on Microwave Program Passes Critical Design Review and Milestone B

The United States Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center’s Weather System Follow-on – Microwave (WSF-M) program achieved two major milestones despite facing challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic.First, the WSF-M system Critical Design Review completed in April, ensuring that the WSF-M system

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