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Space and Missile Systems Center

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SpaceX is conducting a $2,000,000 six-month study contract from the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center to explore providing weather data to the U.S. military.

Mentioned as: space and missile systems centerOrg RelationshipOct 14, 2020SpaceX to explore ways to provide weather data to U.S. military

SpaceX received the weather study contract in July from the Space and Missile Systems Center’s Space Enterprise Consortium.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipOct 14, 2020SpaceX to explore ways to provide weather data to U.S. military

Slingshot Aerospace won a U.S. Space Force contract on 2020-10-08 to develop an immersive simulation of the orbital environment.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipOct 8, 2020Slingshot Aerospace to develop virtual space simulation for military schools

Slingshot Aerospace received a $1,000,000 Small Business Innovation Research Phase 2 contract from the U.S. Space Force to develop the simulation.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipOct 8, 2020Slingshot Aerospace to develop virtual space simulation for military schools

The Space Force intends for the Space Systems Command to work together with existing organizations including the Space and Missile Systems Center, the Space Development Agency, and the Space Rapid Capabilities Office.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipOct 1, 2020Space Force taking extra time to organize acquisitions command

The U.S. Space Force was established in December 2019.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative GeneralOct 1, 2020Space Force members can go to the moon, if they’re picked by NASA

Boeing received a $298,000,000 contract to build a satellite payload prototype and develop a secure communications architecture for the U.S. Space Force’s Evolved Strategic SATCOM program.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipOct 1, 2020Boeing wins $298 million Space Force contract for jam-resistant communications satellite

The Space and Missile Systems Center’s satellite communications procurement office is changing procurement approaches to buy from emerging low-Earth-orbit broadband providers.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterTechnical ProductOct 1, 2020Space Force taking extra time to organize acquisitions command

The AFRL-funded navigation satellite NTS-3 is an experimental satellite that could transition to production using the same contract if the Space and Missile Systems Center chooses to buy it.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterTechnical ProductSep 30, 2020Space Force buyers make recruiting pitch to tech companies

AFRL and the Space and Missile Systems Center developed technical standards for optical communications equipment to be used to connect satellites in space.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterTechnical ProductSep 30, 2020Space Force buyers make recruiting pitch to tech companies

Companies selected by the Space Enterprise Consortium to build prototypes have an inside track to production if the Space and Missile Systems Center decides to procure the system in quantities.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterTechnical ProductSep 30, 2020Space Force buyers make recruiting pitch to tech companies

The U.S. Space Force operates about 77 satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipSep 29, 2020Space Force weighing options to modernize ground antennas for military satellites

The Space and Missile Systems Center planned to start flying payloads on previously flown Falcon 9 boosters in Phase 2 but decided to begin doing so early under the current GPS contract.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterTechnical ProductSep 25, 2020SpaceX’s GPS contract modified to allow reuse of Falcon 9 boosters

SpaceX will launch two GPS satellites next year using previously flown Falcon 9 boosters under an agreement with the Space and Missile Systems Center.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipSep 25, 2020SpaceX’s GPS contract modified to allow reuse of Falcon 9 boosters

The Space and Missile Systems Center delayed the fifth GPS 3 launch from January to July 2021 to allow time for design validation and to understand how SpaceX refurbishes previously flown hardware.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipSep 25, 2020SpaceX’s GPS contract modified to allow reuse of Falcon 9 boosters

The two classified programs that will test digital engineering of satellites are managed by the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipSep 23, 2020Roper: Space Force could save money and time with digitally-designed satellites

Administrator Jim Bridenstine and U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. John Raymond discussed the memorandum of understanding on 2020-09-22 in a live virtual event hosted by the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative GeneralSep 22, 2020NASA affirms partnership with Space Force, Bridenstine stresses value of ‘soft power’

U.S. Air Force Space Command was disestablished when the U.S. Space Force was created on 2019-12-20.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative GeneralSep 22, 2020NASA affirms partnership with Space Force, Bridenstine stresses value of ‘soft power’

A House amendment to the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act requires the U.S. Space Force to use the U.S. Navy’s rank structure.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative GeneralSep 21, 2020Hyten: Space Force has a limited time window to define its future

L3Harris Technologies received a $119,100,000 contract from the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center on 2020-09-21 to upgrade and expand the Ground-based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance System.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipSep 21, 2020L3Harris gets $119 million Space Force contract for deep-space telescopes
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