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Gen. David Thompson is the vice chief of space operations of the U.S. Space Force.
The U.S. Space Force was spun out of the U.S. Air Force in 2019.
The Space and Missile Systems Center awarded Boeing a $191,000,000 contract, Lockheed Martin a $240,000,000 contract, and Northrop Grumman a $253,000,000 contract in February and March 2020 to design prototype payloads for the PTS program.
The Space and Missile Systems Center on 2021-04-22 identified Boeing and Northrop Grumman as the only contractors advancing to the next phase of the PTS program.
Tom McCormick advocates partnering with the U.S. Space Force and fostering innovative startups to help ensure the OPIR mission stays ahead of evolving threats.
The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center delivered the fifth Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida on 2021-04-06.
The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center is located at Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo, California and serves as the center of excellence for acquiring and developing military space systems.
The U.S. Space Force’s 45th Weather Squadron projected an 80% chance of acceptable weather for launch on 2021-04-22 and a 90% chance of acceptable weather if the launch is delayed one day.
The OneWeb/Starlink near-collision incident involved the U.S. Space Force alerting OneWeb, who contacted Starlink for coordination.
Slingshot Aerospace, Inc. was awarded a $1,200,000 contract to develop a tool for the U.S. Space Force that streamlines visualization of enemy missiles and enhances data integration and mission-critical collaboration.
Slingshot Aerospace partnered with Zoic Labs of Culver City, California to develop a video transcoder for the U.S. Space Force tool.
Upon transfer to the U.S. Space Force, the Space Development Agency will receive acquisition authorities from the Service Acquisition Executive and will receive select administrative and integration support from Space Systems Command.
Space Systems Command will officially stand up in the summer of 2021 once all required conditions are met to re-designate the Space and Missile Systems Center at Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, as SSC headquarters.
Per the fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, the Space Development Agency will transfer from the Department of Defense to the U.S. Space Force on 2022-10-01, as a unit aligning directly to the Chief of Space Operations.
The Space Launch Delta 45 commander will be a one-star U.S. Space Force general officer who will also serve as the director of the eastern range, the SSC operations director, and the acquisition lead for the range of the future.
The Space and Missile Systems Center employs about 6,300 military, civilian personnel, and contractors.
Space Systems Command will have many more missions than the current Space and Missile Systems Center.
Los Angeles Air Force Base will be the permanent home of the U.S. Space Force procurement command.
The Space and Missile Systems Center has a $9 billion annual budget.
The Space and Missile Systems Center has a $9,000,000,000 annual budget and a workforce of about 6,300 military, civilian personnel and contractors.