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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 Air Force launched an open bidding process on 2020-05-15 to select the permanent location of U.S. Space Command headquarters.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipNov 19, 2020Air Force reveals candidate locations for U.S. Space Command headquarters

Orbit Fab won a $3,000,000 U.S. Air Force contract in 2020 to flight-qualify RAFTI.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipNov 17, 2020Orbit Fab to launch first fuel tanker in 2021 with Spaceflight

Orbit Fab received a $3,000,000 contract from the U.S. Air Force to fully flight qualify the RAFTI service valve.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipNov 16, 2020Orbit Fab’s First Operational Gas Station In Space To Launch In 2021

Rep. Doug Lamborn organized a 'Space Force Workforce Development Roundtable' at the U.S. Air Force Academy on November 12.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralNov 15, 2020Rep. Doug Lamborn: U.S. needs plan to develop workforce for growing space sector

An Air Force-led basing study is evaluating multiple locations for U.S. Space Command headquarters.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceTechnical ProductNov 15, 2020Rep. Doug Lamborn: U.S. needs plan to develop workforce for growing space sector

Rep. Doug Lamborn's district is home to the U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Space Command, and several Air Force and Army installations in Colorado Springs.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralNov 15, 2020Rep. Doug Lamborn: U.S. needs plan to develop workforce for growing space sector

United Launch Alliance launched an Atlas V rocket carrying the NROL-101 payload for the National Reconnaissance Office from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on 2020-11-13 at 5:32 p.m. EST.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipNov 14, 2020UPDATED: United Launch Alliance’s Successful Launch of NROL-101 In Support Of National Security

Peraton will serve as one of the Air Force’s industry partners developing the information backbone for future joint warfighting under this contract.

Mentioned as: Air ForceOrg RelationshipNov 10, 2020Peraton Collects JADC2 Contract From USAF

On 2020-08-07, the U.S. Air Force awarded SpaceX a $316,000,000 contract to launch a National Reconnaissance Office satellite in fiscal year 2022.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipNov 9, 2020SpaceX explains why the U.S. Space Force is paying $316 million for a single launch

In 2018 the U.S. Air Force awarded United Launch Alliance and other launch companies billions of dollars in Launch Service Agreement funding for vehicle development and infrastructure.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralNov 9, 2020SpaceX explains why the U.S. Space Force is paying $316 million for a single launch

SpaceX included development and infrastructure costs in its Phase 2 bid because it did not receive Launch Service Agreement development funding that competitors received from the Air Force in 2018.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipNov 9, 2020SpaceX explains why the U.S. Space Force is paying $316 million for a single launch

Maxar’s first two WorldView Legion satellites are set to launch in September 2021 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipNov 9, 2020Maxar plans to launch WorldView Legion satellites in September 2021

United Launch Alliance received a $967,000,000 Launch Service Agreement contract from the Air Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipNov 9, 2020SpaceX explains why the U.S. Space Force is paying $316 million for a single launch

Maxar Technologies plans to launch its first two WorldView Legion satellites as early as September 2021 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipNov 6, 2020Maxar eyes September 2021 launch for WorldView Legion satellites

GPS III SV04 launched on 2020-11-05 and separated from its rocket following a 6:24 p.m. EST liftoff from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipNov 5, 2020Lockheed Martin’s GPS III SV04 Satellite Launches To Orbit

The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center and its mission partners launched GPS III SV04 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipNov 5, 2020Successful Launch for SMC and Partners’ Fourth GPS III Satellite

Slingshot Aerospace has partnered with the United States Air Force on two contracts to develop Slingshot Edge and a solution for the Air Force’s Base of the Future initiative.

Mentioned as: United States Air ForceOrg RelationshipNov 5, 2020Slingshot Aerospace Has Now Raised $17.1M In Funding

Falcon 9 launched GPS III Space Vehicle 04 from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on 2020-11-05 at 6:24 p.m. EST.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipNov 5, 2020Success … U.S. Space Force’s GPS III Space Vehicle 04 Launches on SpaceX’s Falcon 9

The Air Force Research Laboratory is opening a $4,000,000 facility focused on spacecraft component testing.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipNov 3, 2020Air Force opens new laboratory to test satellite components

NASA rescheduled the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich launch from 2020-11-10 to 2020-11-21 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipNov 3, 2020Crew-1 launch remains on schedule despite Sentinel-6 slip
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