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U.S. Air Force

US
gov defenseFounded 1947
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
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The exercise 'Heavy Rain' involved the U.S. Air Force, U.K., Australia, and France at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceTechnical ProductApr 22, 2024Pentagon eases cloak of secrecy around space warfare training

Christopher Cokinos dreamed of becoming an astronaut after first becoming an Air Force pilot.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralApr 22, 2024Review: Still As Bright

The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded BlueHalo a $24,400,000 contract to support the Satellite Assessment Center.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipApr 21, 2024BlueHalo wins $24 million Air Force contract for research and analysis of satellite vulnerabilities

Verus Research was awarded a two-year, $1,000,000 contract from the Space Vehicles Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipApr 18, 2024Verus® Research’s $1 Million contract monitors anomalies for Space Vehicles Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory

The SD/R4i TRASC system supports Air Mobility Command commander General Mike Minihan’s intention to have 25% of the AMC fleet connected by 2025.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipApr 17, 2024U.S.A.F. confirms Satcom Direct RO/RO Ku-band TRASC C-130 capability

The Air Force requested funding for the moving targets indicator program in fiscal year 2025 but planned to start the work in 2024.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralApr 16, 2024Air Force selects space programs for ‘quick start’ initiative

The Air Force needs to replace large surveillance planes like the E-8 JSTARS because they are considered too vulnerable in modern combat scenarios against advanced air defenses deployed by adversaries like China.

Mentioned as: Air ForceTechnical ProductApr 16, 2024Air Force selects space programs for ‘quick start’ initiative

The U.S. Air Force selected its first two programs under the quick start initiative on 2024-04-16.

Mentioned as: air forceNarrative GeneralApr 16, 2024Air Force selects space programs for ‘quick start’ initiative

A second Muon Space satellite launched 2024-03-04 on the SpaceX Transporter-10 rideshare flight as a prototype weather satellite for the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Weather Systems Branch and the Defense Innovation Unit.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipApr 11, 2024Muon Space banks on Space as a Service

Flight Works is developing a green, refuelable ASCENT-based Propulsion Unit with Modular Applications (PUMA) for the Air Force Research Laboratory under a contract valued at more than $5,700,000.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipApr 10, 2024Flight Works developing modular refuelable ASCENT propulsion unit for AFRL

Rocket Lab successfully launched an Air Force Research Laboratory-sponsored demonstration satellite called Monolith in 2021.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralApr 8, 2024U.S. Space Force Awards Rocket Lab Launch Contract for Space Test Program (STP)-S30

X-Bow Systems received multiple agreements worth over $35,000,000 from the Air Force Research Laboratory.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipApr 8, 2024Pentagon ramps up investments in solid rocket motor suppliers to bolster domestic industry

Rocket Lab delivered the Air Force Research Laboratory–sponsored demonstration satellite Monolith on an Electron launch in 2021.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralApr 8, 2024U.S. Space Force awards $14.49 million contract to Rocket Lab for Space Test Program-30

The first payload delivered for the U.S. Air Force’s Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program was the DSCS A3 communications satellite on 2003-03-10.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipApr 6, 2024ULA’s Delta IV Heavy’s grand finale still a ‘Go’ for Tuesday’s NROL-70 mission

Ed Dwight was a U.S. Air Force pilot selected as an astronaut candidate by the Kennedy administration in 1961, the first Black person to be considered for U.S. astronaut candidacy.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralApr 5, 2024Blue Origin to resume crewed New Shepard flights

Ed Dwight completed the ARPS program in 1963 and was recommended by the U.S. Air Force for the NASA Astronaut Corps but was not selected for NASA.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralApr 5, 2024New Shepard’s 25th mission’s astronauts named

Ed Dwight completed the Air Force Aerospace Research Pilot School (ARPS) program in 1963.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralApr 4, 2024New Shepard’s 25th Mission Includes America’s First Black Astronaut Candidate

The U.S. Air Force recommended Ed Dwight for the NASA Astronaut Corps in 1963 but he was not selected for NASA.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralApr 4, 2024New Shepard’s 25th Mission Includes America’s First Black Astronaut Candidate

There have been 44 Delta IV launches to date, all successful, for customers including the Air Force, Space Force, National Reconnaissance Office, NASA, and commercial entities.

Mentioned as: Air ForceOrg RelationshipApr 3, 2024Fingers crossed for Tuesday’s ULA grand finale launch of Delta IV Heavy carrying the NROL-70 mission

Astrobotic and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Rocket Propulsion Division have entered into a Cooperative Research & Development Agreement (CRADA).

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralApr 3, 2024Astrobotic and U.S Air Force Announce Rocket Research and Development Collaboration
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