Polaris Intelligence
Polaris
Intelligence
AboutNational IntelligenceOrganizationsProductsMissionsSpacecraftConstellationsForecastsLatest Information
Explore
© Polaris Intelligence 2026Admin

U.S. Air Force

US
gov defenseFounded 1947
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
www.airforce.com/
Admin Edit

All verified mentions of this organization in source documents.

Outpost holds a $1,250,000 Space GARAGE (Global Asset Resupply And Gear Enhancement) Direct To Phase 2 contract with the U.S. Air Force to develop the capability to use Ferryall and Carryall to warehouse cargo on orbit for just-in-time delivery anywhere on Earth.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipAug 28, 2024USAF selects Outpost for million$$ award for scalable Earth return vehicle

Outpost Technologies Corporation will receive a $33.2 million, four-year Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) contract from AFWERX Air Force Ventures to develop and test a scalable heat shield, payload bus, and paragliding system for a Joint Precision Orbital Cargo (J-POC) space vehicle.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipAug 28, 2024USAF selects Outpost for million$$ award for scalable Earth return vehicle

General Bernard Schriever commanded the US Air Force Air Research and Development Command at that time.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralAug 12, 2024The Military Test Space Station (MTSS)

The US Air Force began a series of contractor studies in the late 1950s to explore various aspects related to space.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralAug 12, 2024The Military Test Space Station (MTSS)

The study series by the Air Force was titled the System Requirement (SR) studies to prepare long-range plans.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralAug 12, 2024The Military Test Space Station (MTSS)

ABL Space Systems received a $60,000,000 STRATFI award in March 2023 from the U.S. Space Force and U.S. Air Force to demonstrate tactically responsive capabilities, consisting of $30,000,000 in government funding and $30,000,000 in matching private investment.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJul 23, 2024ABL loses rocket after static-fire test

The Department of the Air Force began offering the Open Topic SBIR/STTR program in 2018.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJul 21, 2024HawkEye 360 awarded AFWERX SBIR Phase II contract

RFGeo® and RFIQ™ are data solutions provided by HawkEye 360 intended to support Department of the Air Force mission challenges.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJul 21, 2024HawkEye 360 awarded AFWERX SBIR Phase II contract

HawkEye 360 has been selected by AFWERX for an SBIR Phase II contract focused on delivering RFGeo® and RFIQ™ data to address challenges in the Department of the Air Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJul 21, 2024HawkEye 360 awarded AFWERX SBIR Phase II contract

HawkEye 360 has been selected by AFWERX for an SBIR Phase II contract to deliver RFGeo and RFIQ data to address challenges for the Department of the Air Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJul 18, 2024HawkEye 360 Awarded SBIR Phase II Contract to Enhance National Defense

The Department of the Air Force began offering the Open Topic SBIR/STTR program in 2018.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJul 18, 2024HawkEye 360 Awarded SBIR Phase II Contract to Enhance National Defense

The Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX partnered to streamline the SBIR and STTR process by accelerating proposal-to-award timelines, expanding the pool of potential applicants, and implementing process improvements to reduce bureaucratic overhead in contract execution.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJul 18, 2024HawkEye 360 Awarded SBIR Phase II Contract to Enhance National Defense

LinQuest supports the U.S. Space Force, U.S. Air Force, and other U.S. Department of Defense and intelligence agencies.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJul 17, 2024KBR to acquire LinQuest

The High Thrust Research Facility at Edwards Air Force Base has tested programs including Big Dumb Booster, High Thrust Space Shuttle Alternative (1969–1971), and Super Hippo (1976–1979).

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipJul 16, 2024Former Rolls-Royce CTO joins iRocket Board of Directors

Very few photos of rocket launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California were released by the Air Force during the 1960s and 1970s.

Mentioned as: Air ForceTechnical ProductJul 8, 2024The little rocket that could: Thor in the early days at Vandenberg (part 3)

The photos released by the Air Force were often of poor quality.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJul 8, 2024The little rocket that could: Thor in the early days at Vandenberg (part 3)

From 1959 to 1963, the Royal Air Force operated 60 Thor intermediate-range ballistic missiles as part of Project Emily.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJul 1, 2024The little rocket that could: Thor in the early days at Vandenberg (part 2)

The United States Air Force considered the Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile for launching satellites into orbit in the mid-1950s.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJun 24, 2024The little rocket that could: Thor in the early days at Vandenberg (part 1)

The Air Force utilized the Atlas for larger payloads, but the upgraded Thor was significantly cheaper and aimed to carry heavier payloads.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJun 24, 2024The little rocket that could: Thor in the early days at Vandenberg (part 1)

The Air Force developed the Thor intermediate range ballistic missile as a lower-cost alternative to the Atlas for launching payloads into orbit.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralJun 24, 2024The little rocket that could: Thor in the early days at Vandenberg (part 1)
Page17of139