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  • SpaceX Awarded Contract for GPS III-3 Launch Services

    The Air Force announced today the award of the second competitively sourced National Security Space (NSS) launch services contract in more than a decade. Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) was awarded a contract for Global Positioning System (GPS) III Launch Services. This is a

  • Air Force, Mission Partners Launch NRO Payload

    The U.S. Air Force and its mission partners successfully launched a United Launch Alliance Atlas V vehicle carrying a National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) national security payload from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, today at 9:49 a.m. PST.“This launch is a testament to the teamwork between

  • Warrior of the Week: Staff Sgt. Joshua Miller

    Directorate: Advanced Systems & DevelopmentDuty title: RF Transmission Systems CraftsmanYears in Service: 8Time on Station: 5 MonthsHometown: Greenville, IllinoisGoals: To become more proficient with the Global Space Telemetry Resource (GSTR terminals,) Pursuing Electrical Engineering degree to

  • Warrior of the Week: Maj. Timothy Locke

    Directorate: Advanced Systems and Development Duty title: Program Integration Advanced Space Technology Years in Service: 10Time on Station: 10 monthsHometown: Big Timber, MontanaGoals: Facilitate a more peaceful world by leading technically minded professionals to engage with military

  • SBIRS GEO Flight-3 launch a family affair

    The dramatic, nighttime liftoff of a vital infrared surveillance satellite for the U.S. Air Force on Jan. 20 not only marked the successful culmination of years of preparation by a broad team of government and industry professionals, it also served as an inspiration for one Air Force family.The

  • Air Force Awards STPSat-6 Payload Integration Contract to Orbital ATK

    The Space and Missiles Systems Center has awarded a sole-source contract for Space Test Program Satellite 6 (STPSat-6) payload integration services to Orbital ATK, Feb. 3. The STPSat-6 spacecraft will be the primary payload on the STP-3 mission expected to launch no earlier than June 2019. The

  • Warrior of the Week: Maj. Steven Pugh

    Directorate: Advanced Systems and DevelopmentDuty title: Program Lead, Space Enterprise PrototypesYears in Service: 13 yearsTime on Station: 19 monthsHometown: Tuscaloosa, AlabamaGoals: Employ a clear, direct way to expeditiously develop space-related prototypes utilizing innovative solutions

  • SBIRS GEO Flight 3 Satellite Successfully Launched

    The U.S. Air Force and its mission partners, successfully launched the third Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellite today on an United Launch Alliance Atlas V Evolved Expendable launch Vehicle from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida at 7:42

  • SMC’s ninth WGS satellite arrives in Florida for launch

    The USAF Space and Missile Systems Center sponsored ninth Wideband Global SATCOM spacecraft arrived today at Titusville-Cocoa Airport, Florida. The shipment of WGS-9 marks an important milestone for the launch campaign. WGS-9 will provide additional communications capabilities to both U.S. forces

 

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