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U.S. Air Force

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gov defenseFounded 1947
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
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In 2016 the Air Force contracted Lockheed Martin to develop a contingency upgrade for the GPS operational control segment and M-Code early use.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipSep 11, 2018As GPS 3 launch nears, Air Force keeps watchful eye on ground controls

A Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 12:45 a.m. Eastern after fueling was delayed by thunderstorms, 77 minutes into a four-hour launch window.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipSep 10, 2018Falcon 9 launches Telstar 18 Vantage satellite

The Viasat ViaSat-3 mission is scheduled to launch in the 2020–2022 timeframe from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipSep 9, 2018Viasat Selects United Launch Alliance’s Proven Atlas V Rocket For Commercial Satellite Launch

The Royal Thai Air Force cubesat is scheduled to launch on Europe’s Vega rocket in the third quarter of 2019.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralSep 7, 2018Royal Thai Air Force hires ISIS Space to deliver cubesat in orbit

Innovative Solutions in Space will deliver a six-unit cubesat including payload, ground segment, mission control, and launch service for the Royal Thai Air Force contract.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative PlanSep 7, 2018Royal Thai Air Force hires ISIS Space to deliver cubesat in orbit

The Royal Thai Air Force awarded a contract to Innovative Solutions in Space to build its first Earth observation satellite.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralSep 7, 2018Royal Thai Air Force hires ISIS Space to deliver cubesat in orbit

The Royal Thai Air Force was established in 1913 as one of the earliest air forces in Asia.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralSep 7, 2018ISIS selected by the Royal Thai Air Force to realize a complete 6U mission for Earth Observation

The U.S. Air Force operates 77 satellites in support of the military.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralSep 6, 2018Army soldiers on the front lines of space wars

Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan traveled to Los Angeles Air Force Base on 2018-08-27 to address the Space and Missile Systems Center workforce and sought to reassure workers that the reorganization would not put their jobs in jeopardy.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralSep 5, 2018Air Force Secretary affirms support for Space Force

The Air Force’s plan calls for the selected three or four LSA suppliers to complete vehicle development by about 2021 and then narrow the field to two providers.

Mentioned as: the air forceNarrative PlanAug 31, 2018Air Force soon to announce decision on future launch vehicles

Lockheed Martin shipped AEHF-4 aboard a C-5 Galaxy aircraft on 2018-07-27 from Sunnyvale, California, to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipAug 30, 2018USAF prepares to launch billion-dollar communications satellite while it studies future alternatives

The Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force all require 24/7 space-based support services for almost all of their operations.

Mentioned as: Air ForceTechnical ProductAug 26, 2018Defining the job duties of the Space Force will be a knotty task

Senate appropriators cut $209,000,000 from the Air Force launch budget for fiscal year 2019 on the grounds that the RSGS payload will not be ready to fly by spring 2021.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative FinancialAug 23, 2018DARPA hopes for budget compromise on satellite servicing mission

The Air Force indicated it would need to procure the launch vehicle during fiscal year 2019 to ensure the RSGS mission can meet a spring 2021 schedule.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralAug 23, 2018DARPA hopes for budget compromise on satellite servicing mission

The Trump administration called for Congress to establish by 2020 a new military service branch co-equal with the Army, Navy, and Air Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralAug 21, 2018Analysts: Space Force will test constitutional separation of powers

Wesley Hallman raised the possibility that Space Force overhead could divert resources from building a 355-ship navy and from buying 1,763 F-35 fighters that the Air Force needs.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipAug 19, 2018Concerns grow about Space Force diverting funds from other military priorities

The IG found that the Air Force Space Command did not conduct a thorough analysis of all critical components and suppliers for the SBIRS program.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralAug 16, 2018Defense inspector general finds key Air Force space programs vulnerable to cyber attacks, sabotage

The Air Force satellite control network provides command, control, and communications for space vehicles globally.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralAug 16, 2018Defense inspector general finds key Air Force space programs vulnerable to cyber attacks, sabotage

One Millennium Space Systems satellite developed for the U.S. Air Force was expected to launch in the year following the acquisition announcement and will host an experimental missile-warning sensor as part of an Air Force effort to develop next-generation overhead persistent infrared technologies.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipAug 16, 2018Boeing to acquire Millennium Space Systems

The Air Force will use rapid procurement authorities for the next-generation OPIR program and is targeting the first next-generation OPIR launch in 2023.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative PlanAug 14, 2018Lockheed Martin awarded $2.9 billion Air Force contract for three missile-warning satellites
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