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U.S. Space Command

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All verified mentions of this organization in source documents.

President Donald Trump issued a 2018-12-18 memo instructing the Pentagon to establish a United States Space Command as a functional Unified Combatant Command.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space CommandNarrative GeneralJan 29, 2019Shanahan gearing up for space debate on Capitol Hill

SpaceX performed 13 booster landings during launches supported by Air Force Space Command in 2018.

Mentioned as: air force space commandNarrative GeneralJan 26, 2019Air Force Space Command confident private companies can support military launch needs

In 2018 Air Force Space Command supported 33 satellite launches including nine military launches, five civil launches, and 19 commercial launches.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space CommandTechnical ProductJan 26, 2019Air Force Space Command confident private companies can support military launch needs

Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson projected costs of $13,000,000,000 over five years for both a Department of the Space Force and U.S. Space Command, with about half of that amount attributed to the department.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space CommandNarrative FinancialJan 7, 2019Independent study raises red flags about Space Force as a separate military department

The 2018-12-18 presidential memo directed the Secretary of Defense to recommend officers for nomination and Senate confirmation as Commander and Deputy Commander of United States Space Command.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space CommandNarrative GeneralDec 19, 2018Space Force developments this week: U.S. Space Command moving forward

President Donald Trump issued a 2018-12-18 memo directing the establishment of United States Space Command as a functional Unified Combatant Command.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space CommandNarrative GeneralDec 19, 2018Space Force developments this week: U.S. Space Command moving forward

President Trump directed the Defense Department to establish U.S. Space Command as a four-star combatant command.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space CommandNarrative GeneralDec 19, 2018Pence briefed on Space Force proposal at Pentagon meeting

President Donald Trump directed the Department of Defense to establish a U.S. Space Command as a unified combatant command.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space CommandNarrative GeneralDec 18, 2018President Trump issues order to create U.S. Space Command

The United States had a U.S. Space Command from 1985 until 2002 that was disestablished and whose functions were absorbed by U.S. Strategic Command during the George W. Bush administration to free resources to create U.S. Northern Command.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space CommandNarrative GeneralDec 18, 2018President Trump issues order to create U.S. Space Command

A 2018-12-18 presidential memo instructed the Pentagon to establish a United States Space Command as a functional Unified Combatant Command and directed the Secretary of Defense to recommend officers for nomination and Senate confirmation as Commander and Deputy Commander of the new command.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space CommandNarrative GeneralDec 18, 2018President Trump issues order to create U.S. Space Command

Gen. John Raymond, commander of Air Force Space Command, argued in October 2017 that the Air Force would be 'absolutely foolish' not to utilize SpaceX’s reused rockets to take advantage of cost savings.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space CommandNarrative GeneralDec 16, 2018Air Force open to reusable rockets, but SpaceX must first demonstrate performance

Congress in the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act directed Air Force Space Command to take over responsibility for procurement of commercial satcom services for the Department of Defense by 2018-12-12.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space CommandOrg RelationshipDec 12, 2018Satellite industry seeks answers on future direction of military satcom

A secret Center for Naval Analyses report circulating in the Pentagon produced cost estimates for a new space service (not including Space Command) that are consistent with Heather Wilson’s $13,000,000,000 five-year estimate.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space CommandOrg RelationshipNov 21, 2018Total cost of a Space Force is hard to pin down

DoD sources attribute about half of Heather Wilson’s $13,000,000,000 estimate to costs for U.S. Space Command.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space CommandNarrative FinancialNov 19, 2018How much does a Space Force cost? Analyst lays out menu of options

Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson’s estimate for establishing a new service and a space command was $13,000,000,000 over five years.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space CommandTechnical ProductNov 19, 2018How much does a Space Force cost? Analyst lays out menu of options

The Pentagon is moving to establish a U.S. Space Command and a Space Development Agency in early 2019.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space CommandNarrative GeneralNov 15, 2018Major moves in DoD space reorganization to start in early 2019

Congress directed U.S. Air Force Space Command to assume responsibility for the procurement of commercial satellite communications services for the Department of Defense no later than December 2018.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space CommandNarrative GeneralNov 8, 2018Air Force Space Command prepares to take over procurement of satellite communications

Congress appropriated $49,500,000 in the Pentagon’s fiscal year 2019 budget to set up the new Air Force Space Command office for commercial satcom procurement.

Mentioned as: Air Force Space CommandTechnical ProductNov 8, 2018Air Force Space Command prepares to take over procurement of satellite communications

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 ordered the Defense Information Systems Agency to transfer responsibility for buying commercial bandwidth to Air Force Space Command.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space CommandOrg RelationshipNov 7, 2018Military buyers struggle to sort through glut of commercial satellite communications services

The Space Force is part of a broader reorganization of U.S. military space capabilities that includes reestablishing U.S. Space Command and creating a Space Development Agency to handle space acquisition.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space CommandOrg RelationshipOct 26, 2018Pentagon official predicts “exciting and interesting” congressional debate on Space Force in 2019
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