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Iridium changed its operations after the 2009 collision of the Iridium 33 satellite with the defunct Russian satellite Cosmos 2251 to work more closely with the U.S. Air Force for updated collision-risk information.
The Falcon 9 Block 5 is the final design of Falcon 9 and features modifications for simpler manufacturing, to meet NASA commercial crew requirements, and to include U.S. Air Force requests.
The U.S. Air Force’s 45th Space Wing, which operates Cape Canaveral, tweeted late 2018-05-06 advising caution when entering and exiting Cape Canaveral Air Force Station due to union strike activities and to anticipate possible delays.
Congress added $600,000,000 to the Air Force’s budget for procurement of two new WGS satellites to be built by Boeing.
The Air Force is implementing rapid procurement authorities and is targeting the first next-generation OPIR launch in 2023.
The Air Force informed Congress in February that it wanted to end procurement of Lockheed-made SBIRS satellites after vehicle 6 and shift funds previously allocated for SBIRS 7 and 8 to develop a new system.
An Atlas 5 rocket launched the InSight mission from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on 2018-05-05.
The Air Force will use rapid procurement authorities for the next-generation OPIR program and is targeting the first launch in 2023.
The Air Force plans to launch the first next-generation OPIR system in 2023.
Melanie Stricklan served 21 years in the U.S. Air Force and flew in the back of the JSTARS radar surveillance plane.
Firefly Alpha and Beta launch vehicles are planned to launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch Complex 2 West.
Firefly Aerospace has received U.S. Air Force approval to take over Space Launch Complex 2 West (SLC-2W) at Vandenberg Air Force Base.
NASA and the United States Air Force support the transition of Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch Complex 2 West to a commercial launch site dedicated to the launch of Firefly vehicles.
On 2018-05-01 the United States Air Force issued a "Statement of Support for the Firefly Aerospace Program, Alpha and Beta Launch Vehicles" to utilize Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch Complex 2 West for future launches of the Firefly Alpha and Beta launch vehicles.
Firefly Aerospace is seeking to launch commercial satellites from Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch Complex 2 West.
The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center in Los Angeles manages a $6,000,000,000 portfolio that includes the majority of the Air Force’s space programs.
The Air Force weather program overseen by Ralph Stoffler employs a workforce of 4,300 personnel supporting both the Air Force and the Army globally.
Ralph Stoffler is the Air Force director of weather and oversees a $320,000,000 per year Air Force weather program.
The U.S. Air Force requested $63,700,000 in its FY-19 budget for a weather space vehicle relay ground station to utilize residual GOES capability for cloud characterization and theater weather imagery over the Indian Ocean region.
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 directs the secretary of the Air Force to develop a plan to provide U.S. Central Command with persistent weather imagery beginning not later than 2026-01-01.