News

April 30, 2020
Minuteman III test launch on schedule, mission ready amid pandemic

There is no question about it - the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) mission is a unique portion of the Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) nuclear enterprise. Even as the nation is battling the COVID-19 pandemic, the nuclear mission requires a 24/7/365 work force that is always ready
April 29, 2020
Space Force Acquisition Council looks to safeguard space industrial base from COVID-19 impacts

In response to COVID-19, the Department of the Air Force is posturing to identify and provide support to the space industrial base, assessing sectors most impacted by the pandemic while creating an environment where companies in need can compete fairly in the event of supplemental federal relief
April 29, 2020
Emulation ensures reliability for space domain awareness

A Digital Directorate team located at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, is working to ensure the Air Force’s space catalog system stays up-to-date.The Space Defense Operations Center system has decades-old hardware, much reaching its end-of-life, and as space gets more contested and congested,
April 28, 2020
Department of the Air Force commissioned RAND Space Launch Market Report released

Last summer, the Department of the Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center Launch Enterprise requested a RAND Corp. study of the heavy lift launch market. The RAND study, released today, confirms the heavy lift launch market is unlikely to support more than two U.S. launch providers in the long
April 27, 2020
GPS celebrates 25th year of operation

The Global Positioning System, better known as GPS, marks its 25th year of operation Apr. 27, 2020. On this date in 1995, the system reached full operational capability, meaning the system met all performance requirements. U.S. Air Force Space Command formally announced the milestone three months
April 24, 2020
Spouses can recoup licensure fees after PCS, PCA

Service members and their spouses have the opportunity to save money following permanent changes of station or address through the Department of Defense’s Licensure Reimbursement Program.
April 24, 2020
SBIRS GEO-5 Space Vehicle Enters Critical Thermal Vacuum Testing

The Space and Missile Systems Center’s next Space Based Infrared System satellite (SBIRS GEO-5) reached a major milestone on its the road to launch when Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) testing began on April 16 at Lockheed Martin’s production facility in Sunnyvale, California. SBIRS GEO-5 is a high-priority
April 23, 2020
Japanese astronaut prepares for flight aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon

Four 50th Wing Staff Agency Airmen attended a SpaceX briefing on its latest developments and future travel plans to the International Space Station, by Soichi Noguchi, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut, at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, April 17.Col. Jack Fischer, 50th Space Wing
April 23, 2020
Space Surveillance Telescope Sees First Light: through US & Australian Partnership

In partnership with the Australian Ministry of Defense, the U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Space and Missile Systems Center’s (SMC) Space Surveillance Telescope (SST) Program recently achieved “first light” on March 5, 2020, reaching a key milestone after it was moved from White Sands Missile Range, New
April 22, 2020
Want to transfer into the Space Force? Application period opens May 1

The U.S. Space Force announced recently the opportunity for U.S. Air Force active duty members to volunteer to officially transfer into the new service begins May 1.