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U.S. Air Force

US
gov defenseFounded 1947
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
www.airforce.com/
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Chris Moore spent three decades at the U.K. Royal Air Force and was the U.K. Ministry of Defence’s director of operations for defence’s core IT services between 2017 and 2021.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralSep 8, 2021OneWeb and AT&T partner to extend fiberlike coverage across United States

The U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force have awarded several contracts over the past two years to test commercial space broadband aboard military platforms and assess the performance of different services and terminals.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceTechnical ProductSep 7, 2021DoD a challenging customer for fast-moving satellite broadband industry

Omnispace received the contract as part of the U.S. Airforce's 'Space Pitch Day' to develop next-generation narrowband capabilities for the warfighter.

Mentioned as: U.S. AirforceOrg RelationshipSep 2, 2021Omnispace and Vulcan Wireless’ Demonstration Of Portable Military Radios Communicating via Commercial Satellite

The bill allows the Secretary of the Air Force to establish a service acquisition executive for Space as soon as possible but no later than 2022-10-01.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralSep 1, 2021House Armed Services Committee approves Space National Guard, challenges DoD on space programs

The Federal Aviation Administration released a final environmental assessment on 2021-08-27 that found no significant impact for Virgin Orbit to conduct launches from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam using a Boeing 747-400 carrier aircraft and LauncherOne rocket.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipAug 30, 2021Virgin Orbit planned satellite launch clears environmental review

The 2021-10-01 NDAA language elevates the directive from being directed at the Air Force in the 2021 bill to being directed at the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralAug 30, 2021HASC chairman wants updated DoD plan for ‘tactically responsive space launch’

Air Force and Space Force leadership completed a report required by the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act detailing how they would organize Guard and Reserve components within the Space Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralAug 30, 2021Lamborn and Crow propose establishment of Space Force National Guard

An agreement was reached on 2021-08-27 during a bilateral meeting between Republic of Korea Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Park In-ho and U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. Raymond at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralAug 30, 2021US, South Korea agree to enhance security cooperation in outer space

The Federal Aviation Administration released its final environmental assessment on 2021-08-27 finding no significant impact for Virgin Orbit to conduct launches using its Boeing 747-400 carrier aircraft and LauncherOne rocket from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipAug 29, 2021Virgin Orbit clears environmental review to launch satellites from Guam

The U.S. Air Force awarded BlackSky a contract in July 2020 to monitor the impact of COVID-19 on overseas bases.

Mentioned as: air forceOrg RelationshipAug 26, 2021Geospatial intelligence giving supply chain clarity in uncertain times

The U.S. Space Force and U.S. Air Force are providing funding for commercial firms developing propulsion systems that can produce significant thrust for mission requirements including collision avoidance.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralAug 25, 2021Phase Four Maxwell to test green propellant

Phase Four won a contract on 2021-08-18 at the U.S. Space Force’s first SpaceWERX Pitch Day to fuel its Maxwell engine with the green propellant ASCENT developed by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipAug 25, 2021Phase Four Maxwell to test green propellant

Phase Four is partnering with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory and working closely with NASA to advance iodine electric propulsion.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralAug 25, 2021Phase Four Developing Iodine-Based RF Plasma Propulsion + Partners With AFRL

Orbion Space Technology received a U.S. Air Force Phase 2 Small Business Innovation Research contract through the AFWERX program to develop and demonstrate high-thrust propulsion for small satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceTechnical ProductAug 24, 2021Orbion wins contract to demonstrate high-thrust propulsion

The Air Force is paying nearly $1,000,000,000 for Vulcan vehicle development costs.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipAug 24, 2021After meeting with ULA and Blue Origin, Air Force secretary cautiously optimistic about Vulcan

The Phase II SBIR provides the U.S. Air Force with capabilities to extend precision operations to the Moon and across cislunar space.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceTechnical ProductAug 24, 2021USAF Contract For A PNT Solution To Be Developed By Xplore For Advanced Lunar Missions + Cislunar Space

The Air Force selected Vulcan Centaur in 2020, along with SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy, to launch national security satellites for the next five years.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipAug 24, 2021After meeting with ULA and Blue Origin, Air Force secretary cautiously optimistic about Vulcan

Lisa Rich, Xplore Founder and Chief Operating Officer, supports development of a cislunar architecture intended to provide communication, data distribution, and transportation beyond Earth orbit and to align with initiatives of the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Vehicles Directorate and the evolving goals of the U.S. Space Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Vehicles DirectorateTechnical ProductAug 24, 2021USAF Contract For A PNT Solution To Be Developed By Xplore For Advanced Lunar Missions + Cislunar Space

Xplore Inc. has a follow-on contract with the U.S. Air Force to continue developing its positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) solution as a commercial service for cislunar space.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceTechnical ProductAug 24, 2021USAF Contract For A PNT Solution To Be Developed By Xplore For Advanced Lunar Missions + Cislunar Space

The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Vehicles Directorate announced plans in 2020 for the Cislunar Highway Patrol System to detect and track objects between geosynchronous orbit and the Moon.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipAug 24, 2021Updated intelligence report calls for improved monitoring of cislunar space
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