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U.S. Air Force

US
gov defenseFounded 1947
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
www.airforce.com/
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Spire Global provided free radio occultation data earlier in 2020 to ECMWF, the United Kingdom’s Met Office, and the U.S. Air Force to help offset a loss of aircraft-derived data.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceTechnical ProductAug 14, 2020Weather models improve with COSMIC-2 and Spire Global data

The U.S. Air Force operates two X-37B spacecraft that were built by Boeing.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipAug 13, 2020Air Force X-37B spaceplane wins prized aeronautical award

The X-37 program was transferred to the U.S. Department of Defense and is managed by the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office.

Mentioned as: Air Force Rapid Capabilities OfficeOrg RelationshipAug 13, 2020Air Force X-37B spaceplane wins prized aeronautical award

The National Aeronautic Association awarded the 2019 Collier Trophy to the U.S. Air Force’s X-37B on 2019-08-13.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralAug 13, 2020Air Force X-37B spaceplane wins prized aeronautical award

The Air Force awarded contracts for the first three Phase 2 missions to SpaceX and ULA for National Reconnaissance Office payloads.

Mentioned as: Air ForceTechnical ProductAug 11, 2020Tory Bruno on ULA’s big win: ‘We knew we were going to be competitive’

The Air Force selected United Launch Alliance and SpaceX as the two launch providers for Phase 2 of the National Security Space Launch program covering 2022 through 2027.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipAug 11, 2020Tory Bruno on ULA’s big win: ‘We knew we were going to be competitive’

The development of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur is partially funded by a $967,000,000 six-year Launch Service Agreement contract awarded by the Air Force in 2018.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipAug 11, 2020Tory Bruno on ULA’s big win: ‘We knew we were going to be competitive’

The Space Force was established on 2019-12-20 as a separate branch of the armed services under the Department of the Air Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralAug 10, 2020U.S. Space Force unveils doctrine explaining its role in national security

The Cogswell Award was established in 1966 in honor of Air Force Col. James S. Cogswell.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralAug 10, 2020Viasat Awarded Prestigious James S. Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Security Achievement Award

The Air Force plans to continue supporting U.S. launch industry participation in future phases but specific measures for Phase 3 remain to be worked out with Congress.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative PlanAug 9, 2020Air Force to end agreements with Blue Origin and Northrop Grumman, prepares for launch contract protests

The Air Force will terminate the Launch Service Agreement contracts awarded in October 2018 to Blue Origin and Northrop Grumman.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative PlanAug 9, 2020Air Force to end agreements with Blue Origin and Northrop Grumman, prepares for launch contract protests

The Air Force awarded ULA 60% of the Phase 2 missions to be flown over five years and awarded SpaceX the remaining 40% of Phase 2 missions.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipAug 9, 2020Air Force to end agreements with Blue Origin and Northrop Grumman, prepares for launch contract protests

Both the House and Senate versions of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act include provisions for the Air Force to create new partnerships with the launch industry similar to the LSAs.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralAug 9, 2020Air Force to end agreements with Blue Origin and Northrop Grumman, prepares for launch contract protests

The U.S. Air Force announced on 2020-08-07 that SpaceX and United Launch Alliance would split the National Security Space Launch Phase 2 contracts for launches between 2022 and 2027.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipAug 7, 2020News Analysis | With Pentagon award, SpaceX joins the establishment

The Department of the Air Force selected United Launch Alliance and SpaceX to launch national security satellites for U.S. military and intelligence agencies for five years starting in 2022.

Mentioned as: the department of the air forceOrg RelationshipAug 7, 2020Pentagon picks SpaceX and ULA to remain its primary launch providers

SpaceX filed a federal lawsuit in 2014 challenging the Air Force’s block buy contract to United Launch Alliance for Atlas 5 and Delta 4 launches.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralAug 7, 2020News Analysis | With Pentagon award, SpaceX joins the establishment

The Air Force did not commit to buying a preset number of launches under the Phase 2 contracts.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralAug 7, 2020Pentagon picks SpaceX and ULA to remain its primary launch providers

SpaceX did not secure a Launch Service Agreement award in 2018 that the other three NSSL Phase 2 bidders received from the Air Force.

Mentioned as: the air forceTechnical ProductAug 7, 2020News Analysis | With Pentagon award, SpaceX joins the establishment

The state of California agreed on 2020-08-05 with the U.S. Space Force and others to develop commercial space launch infrastructure at Vandenberg Air Force Base.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipAug 5, 2020California seeks to expand commercial space launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base

Vandenberg Air Force Base was established in 1941 and is located on the central coast of California.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralAug 5, 2020California seeks to expand commercial space launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base
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