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Space and Missile Systems Center

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All verified mentions of this organization in source documents.

The Aerospace Corporation worked closely with the Space and Missile Systems Center and is now working with Space Systems Command.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipAug 31, 2021Aerospace Corp. CEO sees winds of change in space procurement

Representative Doug Lamborn and Representative Jason Crow introduced legislation on 2021-08-30 to establish a Space National Guard as a reserve component of the U.S. Space Force.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative GeneralAug 30, 2021Lamborn and Crow propose establishment of Space Force National Guard

The U.S. Space Force was established when it was signed into law in December 2019.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative GeneralAug 30, 2021Lamborn and Crow propose establishment of Space Force National Guard

An agreement was reached on 2021-08-27 during a bilateral meeting between Republic of Korea Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Park In-ho and U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. Raymond at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative GeneralAug 30, 2021US, South Korea agree to enhance security cooperation in outer space

This 2021-08-28 mission was the first of two launches for the U.S. Space Force under a contract announced 2021-08-05.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipAug 28, 2021Astra Rocket 3.3 launch fails

The U.S. Space Force and U.S. Air Force are providing funding for commercial firms developing propulsion systems that can produce significant thrust for mission requirements including collision avoidance.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative GeneralAug 25, 2021Phase Four Maxwell to test green propellant

Phase Four won a contract on 2021-08-18 at the U.S. Space Force’s first SpaceWERX Pitch Day to fuel its Maxwell engine with the green propellant ASCENT developed by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipAug 25, 2021Phase Four Maxwell to test green propellant

Congress signed the legislation creating the U.S. Space Force into law in December 2019.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative GeneralAug 24, 2021Raymond’s progress report on Space Force: ‘All the pieces are coming together’

The U.S. Space Force and the National Reconnaissance Office share personnel, share operations centers, have launched systems together, and mutually invest in and develop programs.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductAug 24, 2021NRO Director highlights cooperation and innovation

Lisa Rich, Xplore Founder and Chief Operating Officer, supports development of a cislunar architecture intended to provide communication, data distribution, and transportation beyond Earth orbit and to align with initiatives of the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Vehicles Directorate and the evolving goals of the U.S. Space Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductAug 24, 2021USAF Contract For A PNT Solution To Be Developed By Xplore For Advanced Lunar Missions + Cislunar Space

The 2025 Space Symposium is the first Space Symposium since the U.S. Space Force was established in December 2019.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative GeneralAug 24, 2021Raymond unveils new Space Force ad: ‘Space is hard’

Space Systems Command is the U.S. Space Force’s Center of Excellence for acquiring and developing military space systems.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductAug 24, 2021USSF’s SSC Declares Three GPS III Satellites Are Available For Launch

The U.S. Space Force will establish the Space Training and Readiness Command on 2021-08-23 at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipAug 20, 2021Space Force to establish new command in Colorado focused on training and education

The U.S. Space Force selected 19 companies at a virtual pitch event on 2021-08-19 to receive Small Business Innovation Research Phase 2 contracts.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipAug 20, 2021Space Force awards $32 million in contracts to startups and small businesses

Geost provides hardware for the Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance (GEODSS) system used by the U.S. Space Force to track deep space objects.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductAug 19, 2021Space surveillance sensor supplier Geost acquired by private equity firm

The Space Development Agency, the Missile Defense Agency, the U.S. Space Force, and the National Reconnaissance Office are seeking to deploy proliferated constellations in low Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductAug 19, 2021Space surveillance sensor supplier Geost acquired by private equity firm

Raytheon Intelligence & Space completed a Critical Design Review of its competitive sensor payload design for the U.S. Space Force’s Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Block 0 geostationary missile warning satellites.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipAug 18, 2021USSF’s Next-Gen OPIR, Block 0 GEO Missile Warning Satellites Pass Raytheon Intelligence & Space’s Sensor Payload CDR

Gen. John 'Jay' Raymond, chief of space operations of the U.S. Space Force, stated that space is going to become the most vital domain for national security, surpassing air, land, and sea.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipAug 17, 2021Report: Space security a growing concern as activities proliferate in orbit

The U.S. Space Force is still determining how to best protect and secure space for safe operations.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative GeneralAug 17, 2021Report: Space security a growing concern as activities proliferate in orbit

The Space and Missiles Systems Organization was renamed the Space and Missile Systems Center in 1992.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative GeneralAug 13, 2021End of an era: Space and Missile Systems Center is now Space Systems Command
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