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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 Air Force manages large space programs that require checks and balances, quality control, and engineering discipline.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralFeb 28, 2019Is the Space Development Agency a threat to SMC?

The Department of Defense plans to build the Space Force mostly with existing resources by transferring personnel from the Air Force, Navy, and Army.

Mentioned as: Air ForceOrg RelationshipFeb 27, 2019Pentagon could face legislative challenges as Space Force briefings begin on the Hill

Air Force Space Command hosted a satellite communications industry conference in Colorado Springs on 2019-02-14.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralFeb 25, 2019Space Force proposal shifts satellite communications procurement to Air Force Secretary

Congress directed the Defense Information Systems Agency to transfer the management of commercial satellite communications procurement to Air Force Space Command in the Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralFeb 25, 2019Space Force proposal shifts satellite communications procurement to Air Force Secretary

Fred Kennedy served 23 years in the U.S. Air Force and retired with the rank of colonel.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralFeb 24, 2019DARPA’s Fred Kennedy tapped to lead Space Development Agency

Firefly Aerospace reached an agreement with Space Florida to help fund development of a launch site at Space Launch Complex 20 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and a launch vehicle factory just outside the gates of the Kennedy Space Center.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipFeb 23, 2019Firefly to establish factory and launch site in Florida

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida on 2019-02-21 carrying an Indonesian communications satellite, an Israeli lunar lander, and a U.S. Air Force smallsat.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipFeb 21, 2019SpaceX launches satellites, moon mission on Falcon 9

The United States last created a new military branch when it established the U.S. Air Force in 1947, more than seven decades ago.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralFeb 21, 2019Pentagon to pitch Space Force plan to skeptical lawmakers

The Air Force Research Laboratory’s S5 satellite will ride to near geostationary orbit with Nusantara Satu before deploying from the parent satellite.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralFeb 21, 2019SpaceX launches satellites, moon mission on Falcon 9

Starting in 2021, as many as 10,000 people could be moved to the Space Force along with $8,000,000,000 worth of space programs, most of which are currently owned by the Air Force.

Mentioned as: Air ForceOrg RelationshipFeb 21, 2019DoD Space Force proposal seeks special authorities to transfer people and programs from other services

The 2019-02-21 Falcon 9 mission will include the Israeli lunar lander Beresheet and an Air Force Research Laboratory smallsat as rideshare payloads alongside Nusantara Satu.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralFeb 20, 2019Falcon 9 launch the final leg of Indonesian satellite’s roundabout journey

SBIRS GEO-5, SBIRS GEO-6, and AFSPC-44 are Air Force Space-Based Infrared System geosynchronous Earth orbit satellites.

Mentioned as: Air ForceTechnical ProductFeb 19, 2019Air Force awards $739 million in launch contracts to ULA and SpaceX

NROL-87 will launch in fiscal year 2021 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralFeb 19, 2019Air Force awards $739 million in launch contracts to ULA and SpaceX

The U.S. Air Force divided $739,000,000 in launch contracts between United Launch Alliance and SpaceX for six national security missions slated for 2021-2022.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative FinancialFeb 19, 2019Air Force awards $739 million in launch contracts to ULA and SpaceX

Applied Defense Solutions received a Small Business Innovation Research Phase 2 award from the Air Force in 2017 for a project called Small Satellite System for Space Surveillance.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipFeb 15, 2019Air Force smallsat to fly on upcoming Falcon 9 launch

Blue Canyon Technologies won a contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory in September 2017 to build two smallsats intended to operate in geostationary orbit.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipFeb 15, 2019Air Force smallsat to fly on upcoming Falcon 9 launch

The U.S. Air Force is investing $3,200,000,000 in public-private partnerships with every major launch company except SpaceX.

Mentioned as: air forceOrg RelationshipFeb 13, 2019Air Force launch procurement under scrutiny

The Chilean Air Force included alternatives in the RFI such as help building and launching a microsatellite constellation or acquiring a direct replacement for FASat-Charlie.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralFeb 11, 2019Chile weighs commercial replacement for lone spy satellite

The Air Force, Army and Navy are expected to transfer between $10,000,000,000 and $12,000,000,000 worth of space programs and personnel to the Space Force between 2021 and 2024.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipFeb 11, 2019Pentagon budget proposal funds Space Force headquarters as a ‘starting point’

The Air Force recommended in a September memo that the next director of the National Reconnaissance Office also serve as the director of the Air Force Space Rapid Capabilities Office to establish unity of command and reduce duplication in space programs.

Mentioned as: US Air ForceOrg RelationshipFeb 10, 2019NRO nominee thrust into Space Force debate
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