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Xenesis plans to conduct a feasibility study for a space-based Global Optical Multi-layered Mesh Network System for the U.S. Air Force, with the study announced on 2019-08-08.
Aerojet Rocketdyne is continuing AR1 development under an Air Force partnership and plans to have an AR1 ready for testing in the first quarter of 2020.
Some Air Force next-generation weapons systems are being designed to receive data from space, creating tight interdependence between Air Force and Space Force programs in multi-domain programs.
The Senate version of the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act creates a Space Force within the Department of the Air Force.
The Senate version of the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act proposes a reorganization of the office that manages acquisition of Air Force weapons systems.
SpEC’s current funds available for projects total $500,000,000 and the Air Force is considering increasing that to $12,000,000,000 over the next decade.
Refined data from the U.S. Air Force increased the probability of collision to within 1 in 1,000.
A Sept. 2018 Air Force public affairs memo titled 'Space Force Messaging' directed that the Air Force's proposal for a sixth branch should only be communicated by Air Force civilian leadership and was not a discussion point for general officers.
Acting Air Force Secretary Matt Donovan took office on 2019-06-01 and has been vocal in support of establishing a Space Force.
ESA's conjunction assessment team noticed the potential close approach about five days in advance using data from the U.S. Air Force's 18th Space Control Squadron.
Congress will decide whether to establish an independent Space Force under the U.S. Air Force as part of the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act.
Former Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson opposed creating a separate military service before 2018-06-01 but left the Air Force on 2019-06-01.
Acting Air Force Secretary Matt Donovan and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein are committed to establishing a Space Force.
An anonymous mass email titled 'Air Force is firing Gen. Kwast for supporting the Space Force' was sent to SpaceNews and other media organizations on 2019-07-16.
The Air Force awarded $2,200,000,000 in Launch Service Agreement funding to Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman, and United Launch Alliance in 2018.
The original Smallsat Rideshare Program included a limited number of dedicated Falcon 9 launches to sun-synchronous orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base with the first launch scheduled between November 2020 and March 2021.
The Air Force awarded the 2018 Launch Service Agreement funds to help companies defray the costs of meeting the government’s launch requirements for the upcoming Phase 2 competition.
Mark Esper requested that the Senate Armed Services Committee provide the technical legislative authority to establish the Space Force as the sixth branch of the Armed Forces within the Department of the Air Force and requested the necessary resources to ensure its success.
The U.S. Air Force’s Commercially Hosted Infrared Payload (CHIRP) flew in 2011 as part of the SES-2 communications satellite on an Ariane 5 launch vehicle.
The Air Force created the Hosted Payload Solutions (HoPS) contract vehicle in 2014 and selected 14 companies to participate in the program.