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U.S. Air Force

US
gov defenseFounded 1947
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
www.airforce.com/
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The NSSL program is run by the U.S. Air Force and receives additional oversight from the Pentagon.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipAug 26, 2019DoD acquisitions chief: Pentagon unlikely to change Air Force launch procurement strategy

The Air Force raised the ceiling for Space Enterprise Consortium Other Transaction Authority contracts to $500,000,000.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipAug 25, 2019Air Force seeks new candidates to manage the Space Enterprise Consortium

The Air Force selected Advanced Technology International of Charleston, South Carolina in November 2017 to manage the Space Enterprise Consortium.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralAug 25, 2019Air Force seeks new candidates to manage the Space Enterprise Consortium

The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center awarded Vector a $3,400,000 contract on 2019-08-07 for the Agile Small Launch Operational Normalizer (ASLON) 45 mission.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipAug 24, 2019Vector’s setback not seen as a broader industry problem

The Delta 4 Medium carried its GPS-3 payload to a transfer orbit from which the satellite will use onboard propulsion to join the Air Force’s other 31 GPS satellites in a 20,200-kilometer medium Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: the air forceTechnical ProductAug 22, 2019Last Delta 4 Medium launches GPS-3 satellite

After opening subsequent GPS-3 satellites to competition, the Air Force selected Lockheed Martin again in 2018 for up to 22 follow-on satellites valued at $7,200,000,000 after Boeing and Northrop Grumman declined to bid.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipAug 22, 2019Last Delta 4 Medium launches GPS-3 satellite

The U.S. Air Force selected Lockheed Martin in 2008 to build the first 10 GPS-3 satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipAug 22, 2019Last Delta 4 Medium launches GPS-3 satellite

United Launch Alliance completed the final launch of a Delta 4 Medium on 2019-08-22, sending a GPS-3 satellite into medium Earth orbit for the U.S. Air Force.

Mentioned as: air forceTechnical ProductAug 22, 2019Last Delta 4 Medium launches GPS-3 satellite

The GPS-3 satellite launched on ULA’s final Delta 4 Medium was the U.S. Air Force’s second GPS-3 spacecraft.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralAug 22, 2019Last Delta 4 Medium launches GPS-3 satellite

The National Reconnaissance Office’s NROL-82 mission is planned to launch on a Delta 4 Heavy from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California in 2020.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipAug 21, 2019ULA’s Delta 4 Heavy down to final five missions

All future Delta 4 Heavy missions will support United States Air Force and National Reconnaissance Office customers.

Mentioned as: united states air forceOrg RelationshipAug 21, 2019ULA’s Delta 4 Heavy down to final five missions

United Launch Alliance’s Delta 4 Medium has launched 28 times and its 29th and final mission will carry the Air Force’s second GPS-3 satellite on 2020-08-22.

Mentioned as: the air forceTechnical ProductAug 21, 2019ULA’s Delta 4 Heavy down to final five missions

The Department of Defense has argued that the proposed NDAA language does not provide sufficient authorities to establish a separate branch under the Air Force.

Mentioned as: the air forceNarrative GeneralAug 20, 2019U.S. Space Command and National Reconnaissance Office will join forces to defend space

The House and Senate agree that a new organization is required to retain American dominance in space and that it will reside within the Department of the Air Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative PlanAug 20, 2019U.S. Space Command and National Reconnaissance Office will join forces to defend space

The Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles directorate awarded Viasat a $10,000,000 contract in May to test whether a Link 16 terminal on a small satellite could serve as a communications network relay in a program called XVI.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipAug 19, 2019Viasat taps Blue Canyon Technologies to build Link 16 satellite

The Air Force will not be able to fly satellites on the Russian-engine-powered Atlas beyond 2022, motivating ULA to design Vulcan with a domestically produced engine.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipAug 19, 2019Atlas, Delta rocket factory begins transition to Vulcan Centaur

Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander will launch from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GrowthAug 19, 2019Astrobotic Selects United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur Rocket to Launch its First Mission to the Moon

Vulcan Centaur is being offered by ULA as a single vehicle to perform missions currently done by Atlas and Delta and to compete for NASA, commercial, and Air Force Phase 2 missions.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralAug 19, 2019Atlas, Delta rocket factory begins transition to Vulcan Centaur

The 2019-08-17 launch carried the 65-kilogram Qiansheng-1 (01) remote sensing, communication, and navigation satellite plus two smaller payloads into 529- by 560-kilometer sun-synchronous orbits, according to U.S. Air Force data.

Mentioned as: air forceTechnical ProductAug 19, 2019Chinese commercial rocket Smart Dragon-1 reaches orbit with first launch

United Launch Alliance is financing factory improvements with funds awarded in October 2018 by the U.S. Air Force under the Launch Service Agreement contract.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipAug 19, 2019Atlas, Delta rocket factory begins transition to Vulcan Centaur
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