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  • Space Fence Contract Awarded

    The Air Force awarded a $914,699,474 contract to Lockheed Martin on June 2, 2014 to develop a system that will track objects in Earth's orbit with far greater confidence and fidelity.The contract brings the program to final system development with the delivery of Space Fence Increment 1, or site 1,

  • Announcement: Cannon Fire

    Fort MacArthur's ceremonial cannons will be fired on Thursday, June 19, sometime between 10 and 11 a.m. This will occur during SMC's change of command ceremony. During the ceremony, Lt. Gen Samuel Greaves will assume command of SMC.

  • Torrance Honors Military with Annual Armed Forces Celebration

    In its 55th year, the Torrance Armed Forces Day celebration showcased and honored the U.S. military with exhibits and a parade. The event kicked off May 16 with exhibits at Del Amo Mall. The Space and Missile Systems Center and the Air Force were represented with booths highlighting the center's

  • GPS IIF-6 Successfully Launched from Cape Canaveral AFS

    The U. S. Air Force successfully launched the sixth Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite carried aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV launch vehicle at 8:03 EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., May 16.The Boeing-built GPS IIF satellite joins the GPS constellation providing

  • GPS IIF-6 Launch Scrubbed, Rescheduled for Friday

    The launch of GPS IIF-6 aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV was scrubbed today due to weather. It has been rescheduled for Friday, May 16. The launch window opens at 8:03 p.m. EDT. The forecast for May 16 shows a 90 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for the launch.

  • GPS IIF-6 Set to Launch

    Today's GPS IIF-6 launch window opens at 8:08 p.m. and stays open for 18 minutes. The satellite is the sixth in a series of next generation GPS satellites and will join a worldwide timing and navigation system utilizing 24 satellites in six different planes, with a minimum of four satellites per

  • GPS IIF-6 Satellite Ready for Launch

    The U.S. Air Force is scheduled to launch the sixth Boeing built Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., May 15. The launch window opens at 8:08 p.m. EDT, and will remain open for 18

  • Paving Project Closes Quartermaster Road, May 13

    Quartermaster Rd. north of Meyler Road will be closed for pavement repairs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., May 13. Parking in the vicinity of the repaving work will be significantly impacted. The areas north of Bldg. 37, and along Quartermaster Ct and Quartermaster Rd will be no parking zones. See the map

  • Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Flight 19 Launch

    The U.S. Air Force successfully launched the 19th Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) spacecraft at 7:46 a.m. PDT, April 3, from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The satellite was carried aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle.DMSP is the primary provider of terrestrial

  • Defense Meteorological Satellite Program 19 Encapsulation

    The U.S. Air Force, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and United Launch Alliance(ULA) team have successfully moved one step closer to the launching of the 19th Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) block 5D weather satellite. On March 14, engineers completed spacecraft encapsulation within

 

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