U.S. Air Force

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Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

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The Air Force assessment of the 2020–2024 launch manifest concluded that the manifest does not support awarding sufficient work to three providers.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMar 27, 2019Air Force firmly opposed to delaying National Security Space Launch competition

The Air Force will procure launch services from fiscal year 2020 through fiscal year 2024 for launches starting in 2022.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipMar 27, 2019Air Force firmly opposed to delaying National Security Space Launch competition

The Air Force plans to try to help LSP offerors that do not receive awards remain in contention to compete for a potential phase 3 of the LSP after the spring 2020 award.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipMar 27, 2019Air Force firmly opposed to delaying National Security Space Launch competition

John W. "Jay" Raymond has led Air Force Space Command since October 2016.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMar 26, 2019Trump nominates Raymond to be commander of U.S. Space Command

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 passed the first step of the Air Force new-entrant certification process in 2015 and later won EELV contracts for GPS satellite launches.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMar 25, 2019Falcon Heavy’s first commercial launch to pave the way for reusable rockets in national security missions

Adam Smith previously supported House Armed Services Committee-led legislation to create a Space Corps under the Department of the Air Force in the 2017-10-01 National Defense Authorization Act.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMar 25, 2019HASC Chairman rejects Trump’s Space Force proposal, says committee will seek ‘other options’

Congress directed the U.S. Air Force to change the name of the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program to National Security Space Launch effective 2019-03-01, reflecting that the military will no longer fly only expendable launch vehicles.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative PlanMar 25, 2019Falcon Heavy’s first commercial launch to pave the way for reusable rockets in national security missions

Falcon Heavy must complete the complete nonrecurring design validation, which the Air Force expects to include two more launches, before it can launch its first NSSL mission.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative PlanMar 25, 2019Falcon Heavy’s first commercial launch to pave the way for reusable rockets in national security missions

The Pentagon’s proposal seeks to create a top-heavy bureaucracy with two new four-star generals and a new Undersecretary of the Air Force to oversee a force of approximately 16,000 people.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMar 25, 2019HASC Chairman rejects Trump’s Space Force proposal, says committee will seek ‘other options’

The Air Force plans to issue the final Launch Service Procurement request for proposals on 2019-03-29.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMar 23, 2019Air Force poised to release final solicitation notice for national security space launch

The Air Force awarded $2,300,000,000 in Launch Service Agreement development contracts to three rocket manufacturers to prepare them to compete in the LSP.

Mentioned as: the air forceTechnical ProductMar 23, 2019Air Force poised to release final solicitation notice for national security space launch

The Air Force is considering a Boeing proposal to deliver the next Wideband Global Satcom satellite, WGS-11, in orbit as a build-and-deliver package.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMar 21, 2019Air Force just months away from completing SMC 2.0 reorganization

In the fiscal year 2020 budget request, the U.S. Air Force requested a $2,000,000,000 increase for space, which was 17 percent more than the previous year.

Mentioned as: air forceNarrative FinancialMar 20, 2019DT Thompson angered by criticism of Air Force stewardship of space

Some lawmakers support establishment of a Space Force because they believe the Air Force does not pay enough attention to space and diverts resources from space to air programs.

Mentioned as: Air ForceOrg RelationshipMar 20, 2019DT Thompson angered by criticism of Air Force stewardship of space

Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson and some lawmakers challenged Department of Defense leaders to justify creating the Space Development Agency given existing DoD organizations developing next-generation space technologies.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMar 20, 2019Space Development Agency promises to do more with less

Over the 2020–2024 budget plan, the U.S. Air Force added $9,200,000,000 for space.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceTechnical ProductMar 20, 2019DT Thompson angered by criticism of Air Force stewardship of space

The October 2018 Air Force white paper detailed analysis supporting a $13,000,000,000 cost estimate over five years for a separate Space Force department and U.S. Space Command.

Mentioned as: air forceNarrative GeneralMar 17, 2019Air Force analysis sheds light on why the Space Force could be more expensive than envisioned

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan proposed keeping the cost of the Space Force at about $2,000,000,000 over five years by placing the new branch inside the Department of the Air Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative FinancialMar 17, 2019Air Force analysis sheds light on why the Space Force could be more expensive than envisioned

The Air Force Research Laboratory will launch the experimental PNT satellite NTS-3 in 2022.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipMar 16, 2019Air Force experiment NTS-3 could point the way to the next generation of GPS

In September the Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a $7,200,000,000 contract to build up to 22 follow-on satellites known as GPS 3F.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipMar 16, 2019Air Force experiment NTS-3 could point the way to the next generation of GPS

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