The U.S. Space Force (USSF) is the space service branch of the U.S. Department of Defense, established in December 2019. Its primary role is to organize, train, and equip space forces to protect U.S. and allied interests in space by ensuring space superiority. The USSF manages space launch operations, satellite operations, space environment surveillance, and satellite defense, and partners with organizations like NASA on space domain awareness and planetary defense. Key areas of focus include missile warning, satellite communications, and positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) services.
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The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center is reviewing the four companies’ bids for the Phase 2 procurement and plans to select two providers this summer.
The U.S. Space Force was established on 2019-12-20.
The flag of the U.S. Space Force was produced from a design developed by the Institute of Heraldry at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
The Space Force has not announced a precise time for the Atlas V launch, which is expected between 6:30 and 11 a.m. Eastern.
The U.S. Space Force will offer specialized training tracks for new officers starting 2020, including orbital warfare, space electronic warfare, space battle management, and space access and sustainment.
It will take about 10 years for newly trained Space Force operators to become squadron commanders and squadron superintendents.
45th Operations Group Detachment 3 is part of the U.S. Space Force’s 45th Space Wing but reports directly to U.S. Space Command when it deploys for a mission.
The Defense Innovation Unit, the Air Force Research Laboratory, and the U.S. Space Force led the four-day State of the Space Industrial Base 2020 program.
On 2020-05-06, SpaceX was awarded an $8,900,000 contract modification that gives the U.S. Space Force direct insight into the inner workings of SpaceX’s commercial and civil space missions.
The contract provides the Space Force with engineering insight intended to enhance mission assurance for National Security Space launches using the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch vehicles.
An officer believes introducing Army FA40s into the Space Force would improve the situation.
Most of the FA40s who would volunteer to leave the Army and join the Space Force are majors and captains.
Space Force Vice Commander Lt. Gen. David Thompson indicated that the Space Force will not engage with the Army and Navy until an eligibility process is developed.
Christopher Scolese, Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, will work with the Space Acquisition Council and the U.S. Space Force to ensure the stability of the space sector.
The U.S. Space Force Space and Missile Systems Center is scheduled to award two contracts for the National Security Space Launch Phase 2 procurement.
The U.S. Space Force is developing an acquisition strategy to build the next generation of military space systems.
Northrop Grumman is one of four companies competing for two U.S. Space Force launch service contracts to be awarded later 2020 to provide launches for five years starting in 2022.
When the application window opens 2020-05-01, more than 7,000 enlisted airmen and officers will be asked to volunteer to give up their commission in the U.S. Air Force and transfer to the U.S. Space Force.
The Air Force Personnel Center will send thousands of U.S. Air Force members an email on 2020-05-01 opening the application window to transfer to the U.S. Space Force.
Millennium Space Systems completed development and integration of a cubesat scheduled to be launched to geosynchronous orbit later in 2020 on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rideshare mission for the U.S. Space Force.