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Jan. 3, 2017
Legacy Panel hosts retired pioneers of Manned Spaceflight Engineer program

An appreciative crowd of Space and Missile Systems Center personnel gathered in the Gordon Conference Center of the Schriever Space Complex Dec. 5 for the 2016 Legacy Panel, hosted by the Secretary of the Air Force Office of Special Projects Alumni Association. The annual event offered a unique
Dec. 30, 2016
Bythewood takes helm of Remote Sensing Systems Directorate

Col. Dennis Bythewood assumed leadership of the Remote Sensing Systems Directorate on Dec. 19, during a change of leadership ceremony in the Gordon Conference Center of the Schriever Space Complex. The event was presided over by Lt. Gen. Samuel Greaves, Space and Missile Systems Center commander,
Dec. 14, 2016
SMC Volunteers Build Museum of Nuclear Science and History Peacekeeper Exhibit

On Nov. 17, a new Peacekeeper Intercontinental Ballistic Missile exhibit was unveiled at the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History’s Heritage Park. This exhibit wouldn’t have been possible without the help of seven volunteers from the Space and Missile Systems Center Launch Enterprise
Dec. 14, 2016
50-Year Old Minuteman Motor Passes Static Fire Test

As part of its mission of storing and maintaining decommissioned solid Intercontinental Ballistic Missile stages, the Space and Missile Systems Center’s Rocket System Launch Program, located at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico, routinely conducts robust aging surveillance efforts including
Dec. 14, 2016
SMC members “Hoop it up” with Los Angeles Lakers

How often do you get a chance to scrimmage with the NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers?Prior to the start of a preseason game Oct. 11 against the Portland Trailblazers, 50 members from the Space and Missile System Center got that chance. The SMC personnel from Los Angeles Air Force Base here were given
Dec. 9, 2016
New Fisher House debuts at VA Long Beach

Tracye Davis, acting director of the Veterans Affairs Long Beach Healthcare System was handed the keys to the sixth and newest Fisher House to open in California by Fisher House Foundation president David Coker during a dedication ceremony Oct. 19 at the VA Long Beach Medical Center.This home will
Dec. 8, 2016
Air Force Awards NROL-111 Mission Contract

The U.S. Air Force’s Rocket Systems Launch Program, part of the Launch Enterprise Directorate at the Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), awarded the National Reconnaissance Office Launch-111 contract to Orbital ATK. The contract is a firm-fixed-price contract valued at $29.2 million for a
Dec. 7, 2016
Air Force, its mission partners successfully launches WGS-8 satellite

The U.S. Air Force and its mission partners successfully launched the 8th Boeing-built Wideband Global SATCOM satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle from Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida at 6:53 p.m. EST."Today's launch
Dec. 7, 2016
Air Force Personnel Center interviews prospective Space and Missile Systems Center applicants

Various directorates within the Space and Missile Systems Center, along with Air Force Personnel Center staff recently held an Air Force Civilian Service Job Fair at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott Hotel. With over 1,000 pre-registered applicants, plus another 1,500 in attendance, the largest
Dec. 5, 2016
New SBIRS Block 10 Ground System achieves operational acceptance

Air Force Space Command’s Space and Missile Systems Center and the 460th Space Wing successfully achieved operational acceptance of the Space-Based Infrared Systems (SBIRS) Block 10 ground system on Dec. 2. This new ground system consolidates legacy Defense Support Program, SBIRS Highly Elliptical

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