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May 10, 2019
Joint DOD/NASA/NOAA mission targeted for June 22 launch on SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch vehicle

USAF Space & Missile Systems Center (Los Angeles AFB - El Segundo, Calif.) announces June 22 launch date for joint DOD/NASA/NOAA mission on SpaceX Falcon Heavy
May 6, 2019
Air Force successfully launches satellites from New Zealand on Electron Rocket

The U.S. Air Force and its mission partners has successfully launched three Department of Defense research and development satellites on Huntington Beach-based Rocket Lab USA’s Electron rocket from Mahia, New Zealand at 11:00 p.m. PST, May 4, 2019 and 6:00 p.m. NZST May 5, 2019.
May 3, 2019
Air Force releases proposal request for the Phase 2 Launch Service Procurement Contract

The Space and Missile Systems Center, in partnership with the National Reconnaissance Office, released a request for proposals May 3, for the purpose of competitively awarding firm fixed-price, indefinite-delivery requirements contracts to two domestic launch service providers. These “Launch
May 3, 2019
Op Ed: Life in a post-JMS world: U.S. Space Superiority powered by ‘Agile’ Acquisitions

In the world of space acquisitions, agility is a best practice. This is because software development and sustainment no longer follow the norms of the previous century. Repeatedly, the DoD has struggled with fielding software intensive programs in a timely fashion and within a reasonable cost.One
April 30, 2019
Op Ed: The Age of Agile - Changing how Requirements are Generated

It is often said within the acquisition community that it needs to be more agile, especially with respect to software; but, what about requirements being agile too? Requirements are traditionally codified, and users establish key performance parameters – processes rarely to be revisited or updated
April 25, 2019
‘Hacking the 5000’ – SMC/SY Space C2 wins the ‘Tailored 5000’ Award

LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Air Force Space and Missile System Center’s Space Superiority Systems Directorate (SY) was recently recognized by Dr. Will Roper, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics with the Tailored “5000” Award that recognizes a
March 20, 2019
GPS III Space Vehicle 02 “Magellan” arrives in Florida; Prepares for July launch

The U.S. Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center’s Global Positioning Systems Directorate achieved another major program milestone March 19, successfully delivering the second GPS III Space Vehicle to Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Florida to begin satellite launch processing. “The
March 20, 2019
Air Force, Education and Industry Partners Work Together to Gather Space Radiation Data

Iridium Communications announced on Feb. 6 the completion of its Iridium® NEXT campaign, which upgraded its original satellite constellation. Completion of the new network also signifies the beginning of the final stage in the activation of a critical set of space radiation sensors deployed by the
March 15, 2019
Air Force, Government and Industry Partners Successfully Launch WGS-10 Satellite

The Air Force successfully launched the 10th Boeing-built Wideband Global SATCOM satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle for the U.S. from Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida at 8:26 p.m. EDT, March 15.This mission
March 12, 2019
Air Force Ready to Launch Tenth WGS Satellite

The U.S. Air Force has scheduled another launch to enhance the Wideband Global SATCOM constellation, the nation’s highest-capacity military communications system.The tenth WGS satellite will launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle on March 15 from Space

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