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U.S. Air Force

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gov defenseFounded 1947
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
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In less than five months from its initial submission Launcher won the $1,500,000 Air Force SBIR contract.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralNov 13, 2019Air Force funding keeps Launcher development on track

The U.S. Air Force awarded Launcher $1,500,000 to accelerate development and testing of its E-2 rocket engine.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipNov 13, 2019Air Force funding keeps Launcher development on track

Launcher received the $1,500,000 as an Air Force Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipNov 13, 2019Air Force funding keeps Launcher development on track

Over two days in November the U.S. Air Force awarded $22,500,000 in SBIR funding to 30 companies.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipNov 13, 2019Air Force funding keeps Launcher development on track

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein passed around a fact sheet on 2019-11-06 listing programs that would be delayed or canceled if a budget is not passed soon.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceTechnical ProductNov 12, 2019Top procurement official warns budget impasse ‘debilitating’ to military space programs

The Air Force funded critical space programs in its fiscal year 2020 budget that are new starts and nearly all classified.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralNov 12, 2019Top procurement official warns budget impasse ‘debilitating’ to military space programs

SpaceX launched the 60 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket at 9:56 a.m. Eastern from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipNov 11, 2019SpaceX launches second batch of Starlink broadband satellites

The Air Force Space Command assumed responsibility for procuring commercial satcom services for the Department of Defense in December 2018 by congressional mandate.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipNov 8, 2019Air Force to require cybersecurity audits of commercial satellite communications providers

Air Force panels selected 15 companies to submit proposals for additional SBIR funding options of either $750,000 or $2,250,000.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipNov 7, 2019Air Force leaders seek to “flip the switch” on innovation

The U.S. Air Force awarded $22,500,000 in Small Business Innovation Research funding to 30 companies attending the first Air Force Space Pitch Day.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipNov 7, 2019Air Force leaders seek to “flip the switch” on innovation

The Air Force awarded $750,000 SBIR phase two awards to 30 companies at the Space Pitch Day.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralNov 7, 2019Air Force leaders seek to “flip the switch” on innovation

The U.S. Air Force plans to request a $9,000,000,000 funding increase over the next five years for defensive and offensive space capabilities.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceTechnical ProductNov 7, 2019Defense intelligence chief paints bleak picture of the space battlefield

The Air Force is likely to continue awarding SBIR phase two funding through pitch days because pitch days introduce Air Force officers responsible for fielding technology to the companies developing it.

Mentioned as: Air ForceTechnical ProductNov 7, 2019Air Force leaders seek to “flip the switch” on innovation

The Air Force invited eight firms—Analytical Space, Arete Associates, Lucid Circuit, Numerica, Omitron, Roccor, Space Micro, and Synaptech—to apply to increase their SBIR phase two awards from $750,000 to $3,000,000.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative FinancialNov 7, 2019Air Force leaders seek to “flip the switch” on innovation

Synaptech and Omitron were two of the firms invited on 2019-11-06 to apply for $3,000,000 Air Force SBIR phase two awards, with spelling corrected on 2019-11-08.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative FinancialNov 7, 2019Air Force leaders seek to “flip the switch” on innovation

The first Air Force Space Pitch Day took place in San Francisco and concluded on 2019-11-06.

Mentioned as: air forceNarrative GeneralNov 7, 2019Air Force leaders seek to “flip the switch” on innovation

Space Micro will offer the U.S. Air Force an engineering model of a satellite laser communications terminal developed for the commercial geostationary communications satellite market.

Mentioned as: air forceTechnical ProductNov 5, 2019Air Force awards $9 million on first Space Pitch Day San Francisco

Optivolt Labs received $750,000 to provide a deployable solar power system for U.S. Air Force space communications.

Mentioned as: air forceNarrative GeneralNov 5, 2019Air Force awards $9 million on first Space Pitch Day San Francisco

The Air Force updated its offer to startups to compete for a total of $1,500,000 or $3,000,000 in SBIR Phase II funding.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative FinancialNov 5, 2019Air Force awards $9 million on first Space Pitch Day San Francisco

The Air Force plans to install a Starlink terminal on an AC-130 gunship aircraft for testing the service in the near term.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative PlanNov 5, 2019Air Force enthusiastic about commercial LEO broadband after successful tests
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