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Nov. 3, 2015
ORS-4 Statement

The ORS-4 mission on an experimental Super Strypi launch vehicle failed in mid-flight after liftoff at 5:45 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time (7:45 p.m. PST/10:45 p.m. EST) today from the Pacific Missile Range Facility off Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii.Additional information will be released as it becomes
Oct. 30, 2015
GPS IIF satellite successfully launched from Cape Canaveral

The U.S. Air Force successfully launched its 11th and next-to-last Boeing-built Global Positioning System GPS IIF series satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 launch vehicle from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. at 12:13 p.m. EDT (9:13 a.m. PDT)."The
Oct. 27, 2015
Air Force set to launch next-to-last GPS IIF satellite

Air Force Space Command's Space and Missile Systems Center and its mission partners are scheduled to launch the 11th Boeing-built Global Positioning System's GPS IIF satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 launch vehicle Oct. 31 from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force
Oct. 15, 2015
SMC steps up to support STEM at USC

Twenty members from the Space and Missile Systems Center volunteered their time and support for an outreach program Oct. 10 at the University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering. The "Lasers 4 Ladies" event focused on demonstrating optics and photonics to over 500 middle and high
Oct. 15, 2015
Air Force Awards NROL-47, SBIRS GEO-4 Launch Services Contract

The U. S. Air Force awarded launch services contracts on Oct 1 for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) L-47 and Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) GEO-4 to United Launch Alliance (ULA) missions as part of the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Phase 1 Block Buy contract. The Phase 1
Oct. 14, 2015
SMC Stands Up New Launch Systems Enterprise Directorate

The Space and Missile Systems Center's newest directorate, the Launch Systems Enterprise Directorate (SMC/LE), stood up at a ceremony held at Los Angeles Air Force Base on Oct. 14. Under the leadership of Dr. Claire Leon, the new directorate brings together the Launch Systems Directorate and the
Oct. 14, 2015
Flu season underway at SMC; Vaccinations available at Los Angeles AFB and Fort MacArthur

The change from summer to fall signals the start of the seasonal flu and cold season.The 61st Medical Squadron has received the flu vaccine for all eligible beneficiaries, age six months old and older. Vaccines are available at both the Los Angeles AFB and Fort MacArthur clinics until the end of the
Oct. 9, 2015
SMC donates during CFC Month

Hot dogs, cotton candy, multi-flavored sno-cones and literature from volunteers and ambassadors representing 21 local charitable and service organizations helped the Space and Missile Systems Center kick off the 2015 Combined Federal Campaign Oct. 6 in the courtyard of the Schriever Space
Oct. 6, 2015
CSAF civic leaders visit SMC, Aerospace Corporation's STARS facility

Members of the Air Force Chief of Staff Civic Leader Program visited the Space and Missile Systems Center's Schriever Space Complex and neighboring Aerospace Corporation Tuesday afternoon to learn about the SMC mission and operations of Air Force Space Command.Lt. Gen. Samuel Greaves, SMC commander
Sept. 30, 2015
GPS III Launch Services RFP Released by Air Force

The Air Force released a final Request for Proposal (RFP) for Global Positioning System (GPS) III Launch Services, Sept. 30. Launch services include launch vehicle production, mission integration and launch operations for a GPS III mission scheduled to launch in 2018. Proposals are due back to the

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