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Aug. 14, 2019
Space and Missile Systems Center releases Orbital Services Program(OSP)-4 solicitation

The U.S. Air Force’s Rocket Systems Launch Program Office, part of the Space and Missile Systems Center’s Launch Enterprise, released a solicitation for the Orbital Services Program-4 Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract today.“The OSP-4 contract will build on our Rocket Systems Launch
Aug. 12, 2019
Air Force officer’s career is out of this world

Lighting up the pre-dawn skies over Florida’s Space Coast, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 551 rocket, carrying the fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF)-5 satellite for the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center, lifted off from Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force
Aug. 6, 2019
AEHF-5 Ready for Launch

The Air Force’s fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite, the culmination of a prominent acquisition effort championed by the nation’s launch and satellite procurer of choice, the USAF Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), completed it’s roll out to Space Launch Complex-41 launch
Aug. 1, 2019
A Day of Celebration for SMC Families

61st Air Base Group and Space and Missile Systems Center families and civilian employees gathered on July 24 at Los Angeles Air Force Base to celebrate the importance of family members and to showcase what SMC does. For approximately four hours, bounce houses for kids, SMC Heritage Center
July 24, 2019
Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center awards Hosted Payload Solutions contract to Maxar Technologies

The Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center has awarded Maxar Technologies a firm fixed-price delivery order under the Hosted Payload Solutions Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration will fund the contract, which will commercially
July 23, 2019
Air Force's Space and Missile Systems Center awards $47 million contract for Enterprise Ground Services satellite operations

The Space and Missile Systems Center’s Enterprise Ground Services project office awarded a $47 million Phase III Small Business Innovative Research contract to Frontier Technology, Inc., of Beaver Creek, Ohio to support EGS Life Cycle Decision Support efforts.“We are excited to form this partnership
July 16, 2019
Gen. Samuel C. Phillips: A retrospective on the director of the Apollo program and former commander of the Space and Missile Systems Organization

The week of July 16-24 marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission to land the first humans on the moon.Anyone who grew up during the 1960’s witnessed the famous accomplishment of the United States and astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. A global audience of more than
July 1, 2019
From swords to plowshares: History of the Abort Test Booster

NASA and the U.S. Air Force are preparing to launch the Ascent Abort-2 mission using an Abort Test Booster on July 2 from Space Launch Complex-46 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.AA-2 will help pave the path for NASA’s return to the moon under the Artemis program by testing the launch abort
July 1, 2019
Launch Complex-46: Facility gets a new mission during SMC’s “Summer of Launch 2019” campaign

On the pointy end of Cape Canaveral at Latitude 28°27′30″N and Longitude 80°31′42″W stands Launch Complex-46, site for NASA’s July 2 Ascent Abort (AA)-2 test flight.LC-46, the easternmost launch site at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, was last used on Aug. 26, 2017 to support the Operationally
July 1, 2019
Sitting in the middle of Space History

When Lt. Col. Ryan Rose sits at her console July 2 supporting NASA’s Ascent Abort (AA)-2 flight test from Launch Complex-46, she’ll be situated right smack in the middle of 50 years of space history — the Hangar AE Control Center.As a member of the AA-2 mission’s senior management team with NASA and

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