Artist’s rendering of WGS-11+

News

News Search

  • Wingman Day Provides the Tools to Build Resiliency

    Los Angeles Air Force Base held a "Wingman Day" to strengthen the foundation of trust and resiliency within the men and women working here, Nov. 6.Wingman Day offers a break in the day-to-day work requirements and allows Airmen and civilian employees to focus on their own resiliency, to get to know

  • LISC Contract Awarded

    The Air Force awarded the Launch and Test Range Integrated Service Contract (LISC) to Range Generation Next LLC on Nov. 6.  The total contract value, including all potential options and potential award fee is $2 billion.   LISC will provide the Government with a single prime contractor responsible

  • GPS IIF-8 Successfully Launched from Cape Canaveral AFS

    The U.S. Air Force successfully launched the Boeing-built eighth Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite aboard  an ULA Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla., at 1:21 p.m. EDT."I'm delighted with the outcome of today's launch. Thanks to the men and women of SMC,

  • GPS IIF-8 Rolls Out to Launch Pad

    An Atlas V rocket with GPS IIF-8 aboard was rolled out to the launch pad from the Vertical Integration Facility ahead of the satellite's scheduled launch from Cape Canaveral AFS' Space Launch Complex-41, Oct. 28. The launch is set for Oct. 29 with the 18-minute launch window opening at 1:21 p.m.

  • GPS IIF-8 Ready for Launch

    The U.S. Air Force is scheduled to launch the eighth Boeing-built Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle, Oct. 29. The launch window opens at 1:21 p.m. EDT and will remain open for 18 minutes.This mission marks a major achievement for the

  • Remote Sensing Systems Directorate Team Crowned LAAFB Soccer Champions

    Space and Missile System Center's Remote Sensing Systems Directorate (RS) team "A" beat out SMC's Launch Systems Directorate (LR) in the Los Angeles Air Force Base soccer playoffs Oct. 8, 2014. LR took the first game 3 to 1 over RS but RS came back to force the playoff and won 2 to 1 over LR for the

  • SMC Commander Attends AFA Event, Meets WWII Pilot

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Sam Greaves, commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center chats with U.S Army Air Corps Lt. Col. (Ret.) Robert L. Hecker during a function hosted by the Air Force Association's Bernard Schriever Chapter 147 at Los Angeles Air Force Base on October 3, 2014.  Lt. Col.

  • Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency Visits SMC

    Mr. David Madden, Executive Director, Space and Missile Systems Center hosts Dr. Naoki Okumura, president of the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, along with other members of a JAXA delegation during their visit to Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo, Calif., on October 2, 2014. The JAXA

  • SBIRS GEO-4 Payload Delivery

    A Space Based Infrared System payload was delivered by Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems to Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company in Sunnyvale, Calif., Sept. 30. It is the third payload delivered on the SBIRS Follow-on Production contract in 15 months. The payload will be integrated with a SBIRS

  • 2014 POW/MIA 24-Hour Torch Relay and Overnight Vigil

    The Space and Missile Systems Center at Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif., held its annual POW/MIA 24 hour Torch Relay, starting with a ceremony at the San Pedro Coast Guard Station, Sept. 18, 2014, where Coast Guard members ran the first leg, followed by LAAFB, then the Army and Navy from the MEPS