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Dec. 18, 2018
Air Force Space Hacks Red Tape to Support Firefighters’ Efforts Against California Wildfires

In recent months, California wildfires have been some of the fastest moving and most destructive fires in recorded history. November 2018 alone has been historic in the state as it saw two of the fastest fires in recorded history. The Camp Fire in Northern California claimed 85 lives and destroyed
Dec. 13, 2018
Launch Enterprise Systems Directorate uses SMC 2.0 initiatives to streamline

Space is a warfighting domain, and while near-peer adversaries are rapidly advancing space capabilities that threaten Department of Defense systems and national security, Airmen at the Space and Missile Systems Center’s Launch Enterprise Systems Directorate here are implementing SMC 2.0 initiatives
Dec. 13, 2018
GPS III Space Vehicle 01 is encapsulated in the Falcon 9 payload fairing

The Air Force’s first Lockheed Martin-built GPS III satellite was encapsulated within a SpaceX payload fairing at Astrotech on Dec. 7 in preparation for its upcoming launch later this month at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.Encapsulation of the satellite within its payload fairing serves
Dec. 10, 2018
SMC Wingman show support for fellow airman via Wounded Warrior Workout

Personnel from the Space and Missile Systems Center paid tribute to Katherine ‘Kat’ Portillo via Wounded Warrior Workout on Nov. 1 on the Turf Field, Los Angeles Air Force Base. Four years ago, Portillo was an active duty Air Force major and satellite operator stationed with Space and Missile
Dec. 6, 2018
STPSat-5 Successfully Launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base aboard Spaceflight’s SSO-A SmallSat Express dedicated rideshare mission

The U.S. Air Force and its mission partners successfully launched Space Test Program Satellite 5 (STPSat-5) into orbit via Spaceflight Industries’ fully dedicated smallsat rideshare mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle on Dec. 3 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg AFB, California, at
Nov. 16, 2018
STPSat-5 Ready for Launch

The Space and Missile Systems Center announced today that STPSat-5, a U.S. Air Force satellite, finished preparations and is fully integrated onboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle. STPSat-5 is one of several DoD missions launching on Spaceflight Industries SSO-A “Small Sat Express.” SSO-A is a
Nov. 15, 2018
The Fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency Satellite

It’s a balmy 88 degrees on a Tuesday night at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The mosquitoes are abuzz and if you’re outside standing next to the water, as much of the cape is surrounded by water, you can feel a light film of sweat form on your skin from the humidity in the area.
Oct. 17, 2018
AEHF-4 Successfully Launched

The U.S. Air Force has successfully launched the fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-4) communication satellite, Wednesday, Oct.17 at 12:15 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The satellite was carried to orbit aboard an United Launch
Oct. 16, 2018
AEHF-4 Ready for Launch

The Air Force’s fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite rolled out to Space Launch Complex-41 launch pad at 10 a.m. EDT on Oct. 15. A live feed will begin 20 minutes prior to the launch, concluding approximately 45 minutes following launch. A simulcast of the broadcast can be
Oct. 11, 2018
Air Force Awards Three Launch Service Agreements

The U.S. Air Force announced today the award of three Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Launch Service Agreements to (in alphabetical order) Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, and United Launch Alliance. The award to Blue Origin will be for development of the New Glenn Launch

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