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Space and Missile Systems Center

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All verified mentions of this organization in source documents.

When Congress established the Space Force on 2019-12-20, it renamed the Colorado Springs-based Air Force Space Command the U.S. Space Force.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative GeneralMay 28, 2020U.S. Space Force to expand presence inside the Pentagon

The U.S. Space Force delivered a report to congressional committees on 2020-05-20 requesting changes to rules for buying new weapon systems.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipMay 21, 2020Space Force proposes ‘alternative acquisition system’ with less red tape

When the U.S. Space Force was established in December 2019, the Space and Missile Systems Center in Los Angeles was realigned under the Space Force.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterTechnical ProductMay 20, 2020Raymond: DoD needs unified organization for space acquisitions

When the U.S. Space Force was established in December 2019, the Space Rapid Capabilities Office at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico was realigned under the Space Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductMay 20, 2020Raymond: DoD needs unified organization for space acquisitions

Gen. John Raymond, Chief of Space Operations of the U.S. Space Force, stated that Department of Defense officials will brief the House Armed Services Committee on 2020-05-21 on the Ligado issue.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipMay 20, 2020DoD looks to Congress for help in dispute with FCC over Ligado network

The planned Space Force acquisitions command is expected to serve as an umbrella organization for the Space and Missile Systems Center, the Space Rapid Capabilities Office, and the Space Development Agency.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterTechnical ProductMay 20, 2020Raymond: DoD needs unified organization for space acquisitions

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

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative GeneralMay 19, 2020Air Force says Space Development Agency should be in the Space Force now, not later

The systems engineering and integration contract supports the SMC launch enterprise at Los Angeles Air Force Base and supports the 30th Space Wing at Vandenberg Air Force Base and the 45th Space Wing at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipMay 19, 2020ManTech gets $20 million contract extension for Space Force launch systems engineering

The U.S. Space Force’s launch enterprise awarded ManTech a $20,900,000 six-month contract extension to provide systems engineering and integration services until September 2020.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipMay 19, 2020ManTech gets $20 million contract extension for Space Force launch systems engineering

The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center plans to start launching Next-Gen OPIR geosynchronous satellites in 2025 and polar satellites in 2027.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipMay 18, 2020Northrop Grumman gets $2.3 billion Space Force contract to develop missile-warning satellites

The Space and Missile Systems Center plans to deploy all five Next-Gen OPIR satellites by 2029.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipMay 18, 2020Northrop Grumman gets $2.3 billion Space Force contract to develop missile-warning satellites

The X-37B is featured in the U.S. Space Force’s recruiting video released 2020-05-06.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative GeneralMay 17, 2020U.S. Air Force X-37B spaceplane off to its sixth mission

The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center is reviewing the four companies’ bids for the Phase 2 procurement and plans to select two providers this summer.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterTechnical ProductMay 17, 2020Senators ask Air Force to not terminate partnerships with space launch industry

The flag of the U.S. Space Force was produced from a design developed by the Institute of Heraldry at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipMay 15, 2020Space Force flag unveiled at White House ceremony

The U.S. Space Force was established on 2019-12-20.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative GeneralMay 15, 2020Space Force flag unveiled at White House ceremony

The U.S. Space Force will offer specialized training tracks for new officers starting 2020, including orbital warfare, space electronic warfare, space battle management, and space access and sustainment.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipMay 14, 2020FIRST UP | Intelsat files for Chapter 11 • NASA refining Artemis architecture • Space Force’s 21st Space Wing commander dies unexpectedly

45th Operations Group Detachment 3 is part of the U.S. Space Force’s 45th Space Wing but reports directly to U.S. Space Command when it deploys for a mission.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipMay 12, 2020Space Force troops preparing for possibility of having to rescue NASA astronauts

The Defense Innovation Unit, the Air Force Research Laboratory, and the U.S. Space Force led the four-day State of the Space Industrial Base 2020 program.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductMay 11, 2020National security space conference to propose plan to boost industrial base

Participants in the 2020-05-04-7 conference workshop included officials from the Defense Innovation Unit, the Air Force Research Laboratory, the U.S. Space Force, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the National Space Council, NASA, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Energy, academia, and the private sector.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNoiseMay 11, 2020National security space conference to propose plan to boost industrial base

On 2020-05-06, SpaceX was awarded an $8,900,000 contract modification that gives the U.S. Space Force direct insight into the inner workings of SpaceX’s commercial and civil space missions.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipMay 9, 2020Space Force to get deeper insight into inner workings of SpaceX commercial launches
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