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U.S. Air Force

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gov defenseFounded 1947
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
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The Air Force signed cost-sharing agreements in October 2018 with Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman, and United Launch Alliance to help pay for vehicle development and launch infrastructure.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipNov 23, 2019In protest decision, GAO negates Blue Origin’s claim that Air Force launch procurement favors incumbents

The Air Force agreed to provide Blue Origin $500,000,000 between 2019 and 2024 to cover some costs of preparing the New Glenn rocket and related infrastructure to support military launches.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipNov 23, 2019In protest decision, GAO negates Blue Origin’s claim that Air Force launch procurement favors incumbents

The Air Force issued a request for proposals for NSSL Phase 2 on 2019-05-03 that stated it would make two awards by picking two independently developed proposals that, "when combined," offered the best value to the government.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipNov 21, 2019Air Force to revise selection criteria for launch procurement in wake of Blue Origin’s successful protest

Blue Origin filed a pre-award protest with the Government Accountability Office on 2019-08-12 challenging the Air Force’s RFP evaluation criteria.

Mentioned as: Air ForceTechnical ProductNov 21, 2019Air Force to revise selection criteria for launch procurement in wake of Blue Origin’s successful protest

The Office of Space Commerce is implementing an open-architecture data repository designed to combine Air Force tracking data with data from other sources to identify potential close approaches.

Mentioned as: Air ForceTechnical ProductNov 21, 2019How to better manage space traffic: Aeolus/Starlink encounter shows emails and late-night phone calls no longer cut it

In NSSL Phase 2 the Air Force intends to award two five-year contracts in mid-2020.

Mentioned as: the air forceOrg RelationshipNov 21, 2019Air Force to revise selection criteria for launch procurement in wake of Blue Origin’s successful protest

Morpheus Space did not win the Air Force contract directly but won it as part of a team with a U.S. firm.

Mentioned as: Air ForceOrg RelationshipNov 21, 2019Accelerator boosts prospects for Morpheus Space

Capella Space won a $750,000 Small Business Innovation Research Phase II contract from the U.S. Air Force following its presentation at Air Force Space Pitch Day in San Francisco in early November.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipNov 21, 2019Capella wins Air Force small business contract

Sequoia will deliver 0.5-meter very high-resolution SAR data to the U.S. Air Force and to several additional international government and commercial customers.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipNov 21, 2019Capella wins Air Force small business contract

The U.S. Air Force awarded Capella Space a $50,000 SBIR Phase I contract prior to Air Force Space Pitch Day.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipNov 21, 2019Capella wins Air Force small business contract

The Government Accountability Office sustained Blue Origin’s protest of the Air Force’s National Security Space Launch Phase 2 request for proposals on 2019-11-18.

Mentioned as: Air ForceTechnical ProductNov 18, 2019GAO sides with Blue Origin in protest of Air Force launch contract rules

According to the Air Force’s RFP, the government will make the two awards by selecting which combination of two independently developed proposals offers the best value to the government.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralNov 18, 2019GAO sides with Blue Origin in protest of Air Force launch contract rules

The Air Force’s NSSL Phase 2 procurement aims to award two contracts expected to cover 30 or more medium- and heavy-lift satellite launches the Air Force plans to conduct between 2022 and 2026.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipNov 18, 2019GAO sides with Blue Origin in protest of Air Force launch contract rules

The Air Force Space Command directed personnel on 2019-10-04 to stop using the term “space situational awareness” and instead use the term “space domain awareness”.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralNov 17, 2019U.S. Space Command eager to hand over space traffic duties to Commerce Department

Lockheed Martin was awarded a $3,300,000,000 contract by the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center on 2019-11-15 for support services on classified military communications satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipNov 15, 2019Lockheed Martin receives $3.3B contract for work on Air Force classified communications satellites

Lockheed Martin has delivered five of the six AEHF satellites procured by the U.S. Air Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralNov 15, 2019Lockheed Martin receives $3.3B contract for work on Air Force classified communications satellites

Maj. Gen. John Shaw's memo directs all space organizations in the Air Force to adopt the term SDA effective immediately.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralNov 14, 2019Air Force: SSA is no more; it’s ’Space Domain Awareness’

The Air Force Space Command introduced the term Space Domain Awareness (SDA) as a replacement for Space Situational Awareness (SSA).

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralNov 14, 2019Air Force: SSA is no more; it’s ’Space Domain Awareness’

Maj. Gen. John Shaw, the deputy commander of Air Force Space Command, wrote a memo on October 4 emphasizing the need for SDA.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralNov 14, 2019Air Force: SSA is no more; it’s ’Space Domain Awareness’

Roger Thompson, a senior engineer at The Aerospace Corp., indicated that Air Force Space Command leaders debated the terminology change before adopting SDA.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralNov 14, 2019Air Force: SSA is no more; it’s ’Space Domain Awareness’
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