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U.S. Space Command

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All verified mentions of this organization in source documents.

The Trump administration’s fiscal year 2020 Pentagon budget request seeks funding for a Space Force, U.S. Space Command, and a Space Development Agency.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space CommandNarrative GeneralMay 8, 2019Congressional report: Space Force would cost billions more than DoD estimated

Lt. Gen. David Thompson, vice commander of Air Force Space Command, emphasized the military's need to work more closely with commercial space businesses.

Mentioned as: Air Force Space CommandOrg RelationshipApr 29, 2019Why a Space Force could be good for business

Patrick Shanahan included the Space Development Agency in an August 2018 proposal that laid out three pillars for managing the Pentagon’s space enterprise: U.S. Space Command, U.S. Space Force, and the Space Development Agency.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space CommandNarrative GeneralApr 21, 2019Space Development Agency a huge win for Griffin in his war against the status quo

Air Force Space Command is expanding the Combined Space Operations Center at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

Mentioned as: Air Force Space CommandTechnical ProductApr 13, 2019Air Force Chief Goldfein: To win in space, U.S. must work closer with allies

Patrick Shanahan argued that establishing a Space Force, a U.S. Space Command, and a Space Development Agency is necessary to stay ahead of adversaries advancing their space capabilities.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space CommandOrg RelationshipApr 9, 2019Shanahan: To beat China, we need Space Force, Space Command, Space Development Agency

Air Force Space Command decided in 2018 to adopt a universal command-and-control architecture called Enterprise Ground Services.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space CommandNarrative GeneralApr 9, 2019With EGS, Air Force aims to run spaceflight software problems to ground

A memo signed in August by Air Force Space Command Commander Gen. John Raymond declares Enterprise Ground Services the common platform to execute satellite operations for tactical command and control of space assets.

Mentioned as: Air Force Space CommandTechnical ProductApr 9, 2019With EGS, Air Force aims to run spaceflight software problems to ground

The Department of Defense will decide the definitive location of U.S. Space Command after completing a basing study and required environmental analysis.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space CommandTechnical ProductApr 8, 2019LinQuest wins contract to support establishment of U.S. Space Command

LinQuest Corp. was awarded a $9,200,000 contract to assist in the establishment of U.S. Space Command.

Mentioned as: space commandOrg RelationshipApr 8, 2019LinQuest wins contract to support establishment of U.S. Space Command

The Department of Defense plans to move expeditiously to establish U.S. Space Command and is working with Congress to determine timeline variables such as the command’s location.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space CommandOrg RelationshipApr 8, 2019LinQuest wins contract to support establishment of U.S. Space Command

An additional $306,000,000 of the 2020 space budget proposal is for standing up U.S. Space Force, U.S. Space Command and the Space Development Agency.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space CommandNarrative FinancialMar 31, 2019Military space gets big boost in Pentagon’s $750 billion budget plan

The Pentagon requested $83,400,000 in the fiscal year 2020 budget proposal to stand up U.S. Space Command.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space CommandNarrative FinancialMar 26, 2019Trump nominates Raymond to be commander of U.S. Space Command

U.S. Strategic Command absorbed Space Command functions in 2002 to free up resources to create U.S. Northern Command to oversee homeland defense.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space CommandNarrative GeneralMar 26, 2019Trump nominates Raymond to be commander of U.S. Space Command

Congress must revoke language in the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act that directs the Department of Defense to establish U.S. Space Command as a sub-unified command under U.S. Strategic Command before DoD can officially stand up U.S. Space Command as a unified command.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space CommandNarrative GeneralMar 26, 2019Trump nominates Raymond to be commander of U.S. Space Command

The United States had a Space Command from 1985 until 2002.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space CommandNarrative GeneralMar 26, 2019Trump nominates Raymond to be commander of U.S. Space Command

John W. "Jay" Raymond has led Air Force Space Command since October 2016.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space CommandNarrative GeneralMar 26, 2019Trump nominates Raymond to be commander of U.S. Space Command

President Trump directed the Department of Defense on 2018-12-18 to establish a United States Space Command as a functional Unified Combatant Command.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space CommandNarrative GeneralMar 26, 2019Trump nominates Raymond to be commander of U.S. Space Command

Heather Wilson proposed a $1,000,000,000 installation for U.S. Space Command as part of her Space Force proposal.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space CommandOrg RelationshipMar 17, 2019Air Force analysis sheds light on why the Space Force could be more expensive than envisioned

Secretary Heather Wilson floated a $13,000,000,000 five-year cost estimate for a separate Space Force department and U.S. Space Command.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space CommandNarrative FinancialMar 17, 2019Air Force analysis sheds light on why the Space Force could be more expensive than envisioned

The October 2018 Air Force white paper detailed analysis supporting a $13,000,000,000 cost estimate over five years for a separate Space Force department and U.S. Space Command.

Mentioned as: space commandNarrative GeneralMar 17, 2019Air Force analysis sheds light on why the Space Force could be more expensive than envisioned
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