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The order for the Teal 2 was requested by U.S. Air Force Security Forces.
Benchmark Space Systems designed, developed, and tested SmartAIM in part with funding and research and development support from the Air Force Research Laboratory.
Rep. Mike Rogers sent a letter to Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and U.S. Space Command head Gen. James Dickinson demanding transcripts of interviews and other documents related to Space Command’s basing decision.
The Department of Defense stated that President Biden’s decision to keep U.S. Space Command in Colorado was made in consultation with the Pentagon, the Air Force, and U.S. Space Command.
iRocket signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the Air Force Research Laboratory West in June 2023 to develop engines and stage technology for its next-generation fully reusable Shockwave launch vehicle.
Ursa Major is producing about 30 Hadley engines per year, each with 2,268 kg of thrust, for the U.S. Air Force and commercial customers including Phantom Space and Stratolaunch.
Members from AFRL’s Rocket Propulsion Division at Edwards Air Force Base and iRocket agreed to a collaborative effort on the CRADA in June 2023.
The CRADA includes use of an Air Force facility, equipment, and AFRL expertise to enable both sides to develop, build, test, and transition U.S. rocket engines at a fast pace.
Under the CRADA, iRocket plans to conduct propulsion, stage, and potentially grasshopper testing at Test Site 1-56 at the High Thrust Research Facility at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
The U.S. Air Force is providing subject matter expert support, test setup components, and site facility support to iRocket under the collaborative agreement.
Innovative Rocket Technologies (iRocket) signed an agreement with the Air Force Research Laboratory to jointly develop and test rocket propulsion hardware.
The Edwards Air Force Base test site will be used for the TACFI contract full-duration static fire test, including a 120–180 second demonstration of 16,783 kg of sea level thrust.
The SRM1 development motor was tested on 2023-04-07 at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
Sierra Space received a $22,600,000 contract from the Air Force Test Center on 2023-07-25 to mature the VR35K-A engine design.
ATP Gov and Telos Corporation completed a delivery order with the U.S. Air Force to provide global satellite communications solutions across austere environments.
ESSP was originally created in 2001 so regional air navigation service providers could participate in the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) program.
Zeno Power won a U.S. Air Force contract in May to test a radioisotope power source on a satellite that uses thermocouples and the isotope strontium-90.
Charles Phillips is a retired USAF Lieutenant Colonel with extensive experience in orbital analysis.
Advanced Space won a $72,000,000 contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory in November 2022 to develop a smallsat previously known as the Cislunar Highway Patrol System.
The U.S. Air Force currently operates the X-37B space vehicle.