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U.S. Air Force

US
gov defenseFounded 1947
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
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The U.S. Air Force awarded United Launch Alliance a $191,100,000 contract in 2017 to launch STP-3 in 2019.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipOct 26, 2021ULA sets new target launch date for Space Test Program STP-3 mission

The U.S. Air Force first deployed the Counter Communications System in 2004 to counter electronic warfare jammers that other countries were fielding to disrupt American satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralOct 22, 2021L3 Harris wins $120 million contract to upgrade Space Force electronic jammers

Capella Space signed and maintained contracts with the US Navy, US Air Force, National Geospatial Agency, In-Q-Tel, the Space Development Agency, and the US Space Force to provide on-demand, high-resolution SAR data and analytics for the US government.

Mentioned as: US Air ForceTechnical ProductOct 22, 2021Capella Space announces new research contract with US Army

On 2021-10-20, the U.S. Air Force extended a research contract with Rhea Space Activity to develop a software tool to monitor and predict satellite trajectories in cislunar space.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipOct 20, 2021Rhea Space Activity to develop cislunar space ‘dashboard’ for U.S. Air Force

The Air Force requested $47,900,000 in its fiscal year 2022 budget proposal to conduct studies and rocket cargo demonstrations.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative FinancialOct 20, 2021Blue Origin eyes participation in military ‘rocket cargo’ program

The $1,600,000 raise consists of $500,000 in cash and a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the Air Force Research Laboratory valued at $1,100,000 in in-kind services.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative FinancialOct 20, 2021Rogue Space Completes Several Milestones, Including The Closing Of Their Initial Investment Round

Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has not responded to the Colorado lawmakers' letter sent on September 30.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralOct 18, 2021Investigations of U.S. Space Command’s basing decision to continue into 2022

Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond and Republic of Korea Air Force chief of staff Gen. Park In-ho reached an agreement on 2021-08-27 at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado to strengthen bilateral space partnership.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralOct 18, 2021‘We go together’: US Space Force chief seeks deeper space cooperation with South Korea

Under the 2021-08-27 agreement, the Republic of Korea Air Force will join U.S. Space Force-led joint military drills aimed at bolstering defense capabilities in outer space.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative PlanOct 18, 2021‘We go together’: US Space Force chief seeks deeper space cooperation with South Korea

Spire Global and GeoOptics established radio occultation constellations and began supplying data to NASA, NOAA, and the U.S. Air Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipOct 18, 2021PlanetIQ announces highest-performance radio occultation satellite

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station by United Launch Alliance at 5:34 a.m. ET on 2021-10-16.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralOct 16, 2021UPDATE: Lucy Launched

The 2020 National Defense Authorization Act directed the Air Force to create an office titled assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and integration to oversee Space Force programs.

Mentioned as: the air forceNarrative GeneralOct 14, 2021Kendall looks to accelerate appointment of civilian leader to oversee Space Force acquisitions

Orbit Fab has received $3,000,000 in contracts from the U.S. Air Force to flight qualify the RAFTI refueling port.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipOct 14, 2021Orbit Fab signs technology sharing agreement with U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory

SpaceWERX is modeled after the Air Force’s technology incubator AFWERX, which was created in 2017 to attract small businesses and entrepreneurs in the space industry to work with the government.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralOct 14, 2021Space Force wants to learn how venture capitalists assess startups

Orbit Fab signed a technology sharing agreement with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory on 2021-10-13.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipOct 14, 2021Orbit Fab signs technology sharing agreement with U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory

The next GEMS2 satellites, being readied for launch in early 2022, carry microwave radiometers designed and manufactured by OMS with support from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, U.S. Navy, Lockheed Martin, and the UK Space Agency.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipOct 5, 2021Advanced EO GEMS Smallsats Constellation To Be Delivered By Orbital Micro Systems + Partner Thomas Keating Ltd.

Orbital Micro Systems won a $1,800,000 contract to provide weather data for a U.S. Air Force pilot program.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipOct 5, 2021Orbital Micro Systems and Thomas Keating forge weather data pact

Orbital Micro Systems is preparing to launch an updated version of its GEMS satellite called GEMS2 in 2022 with microwave radiometers designed and manufactured by OMS with support from the U.S. Air Force, Space Force, Navy, Lockheed Martin, and the UK Space Agency.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipOct 5, 2021Orbital Micro Systems and Thomas Keating forge weather data pact

Earth Observant received a 2020 U.S. Air Force Small Business Innovation Research contract to develop a VLEO Earth-imaging satellite capable of collecting 25-centimeter-resolution imagery and transferring data to warfighters in minutes.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipOct 5, 2021How low can satellites go? VLEO entrepreneurs plan to find out

The decision for the Republic of Korea Air Force to join U.S. Space Force–led joint military drills was made during an 2021-08-27 meeting between Gen. Park In-ho and U.S. Space Force Gen. John W. Raymond at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipOct 4, 2021South Korea’s air force opens space ops center
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