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U.S. Air Force

US
gov defenseFounded 1947
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
www.airforce.com/
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The Unified Data Library (UDL) project started in 2018 when Bluestaq received an Air Force Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to develop the concept.

Mentioned as: air forceOrg RelationshipMar 23, 2021Bluestaq wins $280 million Space Force contract to expand space data catalog

AFWERX was created in 2017 to improve the Air Force’s relationship with the private sector and make the military a more attractive customer for entrepreneurs and investors.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMar 22, 2021A little love from the Air Force can put a space business on the map

Congress directed the Department of the Air Force to stand up a separate civilian acquisition executive for space by 2022.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMar 22, 2021Rogers feeling optimistic about Space Force procurement efforts

Capella Space has contracts serving several U.S. intelligence and Department of Defense agencies, including the Defense Innovation Unit, the National Reconnaissance Office, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Navy.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceTechnical ProductMar 19, 2021Capella Space releases the Spotlight images from its Capella-3 and Capella-4 satellites

On 2021-03-19, the Government Accountability Office began a review of the Air Force’s methodology and scoring that led to the decision to move U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado to Alabama.

Mentioned as: the air forceNarrative GeneralMar 19, 2021GAO to review Air Force process for selecting location of U.S. Space Command

Former Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett announced on 2021-01-13 that the Air Force was recommending relocation of U.S. Space Command from Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMar 19, 2021GAO to review Air Force process for selecting location of U.S. Space Command

The Air Force developed a flexible modem interface that enables terminals to communicate with Wideband Global Satcom and commercial geostationary (GEO) satellites.

Mentioned as: Air ForceTechnical ProductMar 15, 2021Air Force enlists Viasat to help integrate commercial and military satellite networks

The Air Force launched a three-year study in 2016 on using commercial systems to augment and replace Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMar 15, 2021Air Force enlists Viasat to help integrate commercial and military satellite networks

HawkEye 360 added retired Air Force General Kevin P. Chilton, retired Navy Admiral Scott Swift, former Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence B. Lynn Wright, former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence Stephanie O’Sullivan, and former U.S. Representative Mac Thornberry to its Board of Advisors on 2021-03-09.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMar 9, 2021HawkEye 360 Adds Quintet of Leaders to Advisory Board

Kevin P. Chilton retired from the U.S. Air Force in 2011 as Commander of U.S. Strategic Command.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipMar 9, 2021HawkEye 360 Adds Quintet of Leaders to Advisory Board

Robert Dickman, a retired Air Force general and adviser to Spaceport Camden, positions the facility as an alternative to Cape Canaveral for small launch vehicles by offering lower cost and reduced bureaucracy.

Mentioned as: Air ForceTechnical ProductMar 8, 2021Georgia spaceport proponents upbeat despite latest delay

LinQuest received a $200,000,000 contract last month for advisory and support services for the Space Force’s Space Operations Command headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipMar 5, 2021Linquest gets $500 million contract from U.S. Space Force for analysis support

The $500,000,000 contract is intended to fill critical analysis gaps in acquisitions and increase the rigor of Space Force, Air Force, Army, Navy, and other Department of Defense resourcing decisions.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative FinancialMar 5, 2021Linquest gets $500 million contract from U.S. Space Force for analysis support

Space Vector was one of two companies selected by the Air Force in 2018 for the Sounding Rocket Program-4.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMar 4, 2021Space Force sounding rocket launches experiment to study Earth’s ionosphere

A three-stage suborbital sounding rocket launched an Air Force Research Laboratory experiment from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on 2021-03-03.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMar 4, 2021Space Force sounding rocket launches experiment to study Earth’s ionosphere

The U.S. Space Force and the Space and Missile Systems Center’s Launch Enterprise launched an experimental research payload for the Air Force Research Laboratory aboard a Terrier-Terrier-Oriole sounding rocket on 2021-03-03.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralMar 3, 2021Experimental Research Rocket Launched By USSF + SMC From Wallops

The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded SpaceX an $8,500,000 contract to investigate advanced materials and manufacturing techniques for heat shields that protect hypersonic vehicles in flight.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative FinancialMar 1, 2021SpaceX wins Air Force manufacturing research contract for hypersonic vehicle thermal shields

The Firefly Alpha launch carrying the Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols hosted payload will lift off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California into polar orbit in 2022.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralFeb 27, 2021Astra, Rocket Lab win launch contracts

Blue Origin won a $500,000,000 Launch Service Agreement with the Air Force in October 2018 that was terminated in December 2020 after Blue Origin received $255,500,000.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipFeb 25, 2021Blue Origin delays first launch of New Glenn to late 2022

Virgin Galactic has an agreement signed in October 2019 to fly a mission for the Italian Air Force that will carry research payloads and three Italian payload specialists.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative PlanFeb 25, 2021Virgin Galactic further delays SpaceShipTwo test flights
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