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U.S. Air Force

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gov defenseFounded 1947
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
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Viasat won a $50,800,000 seven-year contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory in December to help integrate government and commercial satellite communications networks.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative FinancialMay 25, 2021Viasat names new leader for its government business

The Air Force launched a refurbished DMSP 5D-3/F19 in early 2014 after refurbishing two stored DMSP satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipMay 24, 2021A race against time to replace aging military weather satellites

Virgin Galactic intends a fourth 2021 flight to be a fully commercial flight for the Italian Air Force and stated that the flight will generate $2,000,000 in revenue, or $500,000 per seat.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative FinancialMay 22, 2021SpaceShipTwo makes first flight to space from New Mexico

Starfish received $15,000 from the Hyperspace Challenge, a business accelerator run by the Air Force Research Laboratory and CNM Ingenuity for the U.S. Space Force, to develop autonomous technology for space.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipMay 21, 2021Starfish Space testing software for constellation-managing Otter space tugs

The Italian Air Force flight will generate $2,000,000 in revenue for Virgin Galactic.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative FinancialMay 20, 2021Virgin Galactic schedules next SpaceShipTwo test flight for May 22

SMC’s Mission Manifest Office, in partnership with the United States Air Force Academy, planned to fly the EZ-3 and EZ-4 flight systems on the SBIRS GEO-5 mission.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipMay 18, 2021UPDATE 4: Up, Up + Away To Orbit Goes USSF SMC’s SBIRS GEO Flight 5 Mission Via A United Launch Alliance Atlas V Launch Vehicle

The 96th Test Wing conducted a series of flight tests using a 19-foot unmanned aircraft launched from Tyndall Air Force Base from 2021-04-29 to 2021-05-05.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMay 17, 2021USAF, Kratos release additional details of successful autonomous AAAx flight series

ABL Space Systems received two U.S. Air Force contracts worth a combined $44,500,000 in the previous year.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipMay 17, 2021Defense Innovation Unit selects ABL Space to launch DoD mission

Palantir will merge data used by the Space Force, the Air Force, and the North American Aerospace Defense Command under the $32,500,000 SMC contract.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipMay 17, 2021Space Force to increase spending on technologies to turn data into knowledge

The team led by Tim Deaver at SES Government Services won U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center Pathfinder 1 and Pathfinder 3 contracts.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipMay 13, 2021Mynaric Names A New + Highly Experienced VP Of Strategic Solutions

In the late 1990s the Air Force, DARPA, and the National Reconnaissance Office collaborated on plans for a constellation of radar remote-sensing satellites but the project was canceled in the 2000 federal budget.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMay 12, 2021Space Force looking to deploy radar satellites to track moving targets on the ground

The Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office has pursued a classified project on radar satellites for ground moving target indicator (GMTI) since 2018.

Mentioned as: Air Force Rapid Capabilities OfficeTechnical ProductMay 12, 2021Space Force looking to deploy radar satellites to track moving targets on the ground

The Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office began identifying space-based GMTI technologies in 2018 with a goal to deploy a new system before JSTARS aircraft are taken out of service.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipMay 12, 2021Space Force looking to deploy radar satellites to track moving targets on the ground

The U.S. Space Force plans to rename the 30th Space Wing at Vandenberg Air Force Base to Space Launch Delta 30.

Mentioned as: air forceTechnical ProductMay 11, 2021Space Force renames Florida-based launch wing Space Launch Delta 45

Virgin Galactic maintained the same February 2021 test flight schedule calling for two powered test flights with company personnel, followed by a third powered flight with company founder Richard Branson, and then a commercial flight for the Italian Air Force before a fall maintenance period.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMay 11, 2021Aircraft issue could delay resumption of SpaceShipTwo test flights

SpEC was created by the U.S. Air Force in 2017 to attract startups and commercial companies to bid on military space projects.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMay 11, 2021Space Force seeks bids for rocket engine testing and space transportation technologies

The Air Force announced on 2021-01-13 that Army Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, had been selected as the permanent headquarters of U.S. Space Command.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMay 11, 2021Senate Intelligence chairman wants further review of decision to relocate U.S. Space Command

The Italian Air Force flight will generate $2,000,000 in revenue for Virgin Galactic, equating to $500,000 per seat.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative FinancialMay 11, 2021Aircraft issue could delay resumption of SpaceShipTwo test flights

TDO-3 and TDO-4 carry multiple U.S. Government sponsored payloads that will provide experimental data for the United States Air Force Academy.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative PlanMay 10, 2021USAFA’s TDO-3 + TDO-4 Smallsats Ready For Integration Aboard USAF’s SBIRS GEO-5 Mission

Frank Kendall has been nominated as secretary of the Department of the Air Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMay 7, 2021Defense appropriators ‘disappointed’ with management of Space Force acquisitions
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