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On 2021-02-03, Gen. John Raymond traveled to Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany, to discuss the role of space in global operations and to support Space Force integration efforts.
Firefly Aerospace completed acceptance testing of its Flight 1 Alpha vehicle and delivered that vehicle to Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2) for integration.
DARPA, the Air Force Research Laboratory, and the Space Development Agency produced a holiday card featuring pictures of the Mandrake 2 satellites.
Flight 1 Alpha has been delivered to Firefly Aerospace’s Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2) launch site for integration.
Analytical Space, Inc. was awarded a $26.4 million, three-year contract by the Department of the Air Force’s commercial investment arm, AF Ventures, as part of the Strategic Financing (STRATFI) program.
The U.S. Air Force is investing in smaller companies within the space sector.
General Crosier was responsible for aerospace and satellite services with the USAF and was involved in the establishment of the U.S. Space Force.
Virgin Orbit’s upcoming LauncherOne mission in 2021 will carry payloads for the U.S. Air Force and a 6U cubesat for the Dutch air force under a contract announced on 2021-01-25.
The U.S. Air Force selected L3Harris in April 2019 to design prototype payloads and mission concepts that evolved into the U.S. Space Force’s medium-Earth orbit track custody demonstration.
Viasat received a $50,800,000 contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory to develop a broad range of space systems.
The U.S. Space Force is the nation’s first new military branch since the U.S. Air Force was established in 1947.
The U.S. Forest Service used data from the Air Force’s overhead missile-warning satellites to help spot new fires and flareups during California’s 2018 wildfire season.
A dysfunctional procurement process for military satellites was the primary motivation that convinced many members of Congress to support creating a separate space service branch under the Department of the Air Force.
The 2021 National Defense Authorization Act requires the Secretary of the Air Force to submit a new report on space acquisitions in May.
The U.S. Air Force awarded Launch Service Agreements to Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman, and United Launch Alliance in October 2018.
Kayhan Space Corp. received two Small Business Innovation Research contracts from the U.S. Air Force to support satellite tracking efforts.
Hyten was a former commander of U.S. Strategic Command and Air Force Space Command.
The fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act directs the Department of the Air Force and the Space Force to propose by May a revamped space acquisition process.
Space Policy Directive 3 directed the Air Force to transition civil space traffic management activities to the Commerce Department’s Office of Space Commerce in June 2018.
Maxar plans to launch its first two next-generation WorldView Legion satellites as early as September 2021 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.