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Once DSCS II satellites became operational the Air Force primarily relied upon large geosynchronous satellites for its primary communications requirements.
Viridian Space signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Air Force.
Victoria Coleman’s career spans the U.S. Air Force, DARPA, and Intel.
Space Launch Delta 45 is the Space Force successor organization to the Air Force’s 45th Space Wing.
In fall 2024 the Department of the Air Force approved SpaceX plans to convert Space Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral into a Starship launch facility with two pads.
Dr Alison Brown previously served three terms on the Air Force Science Advisory Board.
Viridian Space signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Air Force.
The CRADA with the U.S. Air Force creates pathways for the Department of Defense to leverage VLEO and helps Viridian Space develop an offering for the commercial sector.
Viridian Space signed a five-year cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Air Force to co-develop Viridian’s ABEP technology and conduct studies leveraging VLEO.
The Viridian-U.S. Air Force CRADA will be run out of Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The U.S. Air Force will provide facilities at Kirtland Air Force Base for Viridian Space to test its propulsion system.
In March 1967 the Air Force study considered an infrared sensor operating in the 2.68 to 2.97 micron wavelength range for detection of ICBMs and short-burn missiles in medium-altitude or geosynchronous orbit.
A new Titan rocket launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base on March 21, 1971 carrying a thicker fairing the same diameter as the Titan core stage.
In the early 1970s the Air Force began development of the Satellite Data System (SDS) communications relay satellite with the CIA responsible for the relay payload.
Aviation Week identified JUMPSEAT’s Air Force code number as 711 and disclosed its launcher, elliptical orbit, contractor, and SIGINT mission level in a report published one year before the first launch.
The Air Force planned to have a new spacecraft available in 15–18 months for urgent ABM-related sensing tasks.
During the 1960s the Navy developed the GRAB and later POPPY programs while the Air Force pursued Program 770 large SIGINT satellites and Program 11 (later Program 989) small suitcase-sized satellites.
The NRO Air Force component known as Program A was based in Los Angeles and was responsible for developing signals intelligence and photographic reconnaissance satellites.
Zhang Lu served in the People’s Liberation Army Air Force and achieved the rank of Senior Colonel.
Iridium NEXT launches take place from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California and Iridium planned a fourth launch in late November 2017 to continue constellation deployment toward completion in 2018.