Space Systems Command (SSC) marked a key milestone for the U.S. Space Force (USSF) last week, setting a new record with two notable launch accomplishments — placing USSF-67 and GPS […]
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Slingshot Aerospace awards contract to HawkEye 360
Increasing GPS interference is impacting global safe navigation and national security HawkEye 360 Inc. has been awarded a contract by Slingshot Aerospace to provide data for Slingshot’s space-based monitoring and […]
UPDATE 1: SpaceX sends Northrop Grumman’s USSF-67 two satellite mission to orbit via a Falcon Heavy — Northrop Grumman comments
SpaceX has successfully launched the U.S. Space Force‘s USSF-67 mission from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A on January 15, 2023, with the liftoff of this National Security Space Launch […]
SSC + Blue Origin sign a CRADA that enables recertification of New Glenn for NSSL launches
Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Assured Access to Space (AATS) directorate signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Blue Origin at Los Angeles Air Force Base, El Segundo, California […]
U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command launches experimental satellite Tetra-1
Delivered in less than 15 months by prime contractor Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing company, Tetra-1 is an experimental satellite designed for a variety of prototype missions in and around […]
SSC’s USSF-44 payload aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy is successfully launched to orbit
Space Systems Command‘s U.S. Space Force (USSF)-44 integrated payload, which contains the Long Duration Propulsive EELV (Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle) Secondary Payload Adapter (LDPE)-2 space vehicle, have been successfully launched […]
Department of the Air Force’s space-focused hacking competition winners announced…
Eight of the world’s most accomplished, capture-the-flag, cyber security research teams competed in the unique, space-focused, hacking competition finals of the Hack-A-Sat 3, Oct. 22-23. Organized by the Department of […]
U.S. Space Systems Command awards Lockheed Martin Space Systems a million$$$ GPS contract
Space Systems Command awarded Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company the contract to deliver operations and sustainment support services for the Global Positioning System IIR/IIR-M/III/IIIF. The support contract provides specialized sustainment […]
UPDATE 2: Virgin Orbit Heads Straight Up with Space Systems Comand’s STP-S28A + six DoD rideshare partners aboard LauncherOne
Space Systems Command and Long Beach-based Virgin Orbit National Systems, a US-incorporated, wholly-owned subsidiary of Virgin Orbit, successfully air-launched seven Department of Defense Research and Development satellites for the U.S. […]
Commander Of Space Systems Command Shares Message Of Leadership + Teamwork @ Visit To University Of Oregon
Lt. Gen. Michael A. Guetlein, commander of Space Systems Command, was invited to speak on the topic of leadership April 25 at the University of Oregon (UO). The invitation was […]