June 10, 2022 RAD enhances efficiency for space launch missions A new software program called “Range Application Deployment,” is enhancing situational awareness for space launch missions at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
April 6, 2022 GSSAP 5, 6 accepted for operations Space Operations Command has accepted Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) satellites 5 and 6 as operationally capable and has presented them to United States Space Command for operational use.
Feb. 17, 2022 U.S. Air Force Chief of Safety tours 512th Rescue Squadron co-pilots UH-1 U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt, Department of Air Force Chief of Safety, toured and attended pre-flight briefings at the 512th Rescue Squadron before co-piloting a UH-1 Huey flight. As the Air Force Safety Center commander, Leavitt is responsible for the development, execution and
Nov. 16, 2021 Russian direct-ascent anti-satellite missile test creates significant, long-lasting space debris Russia tested a direct-ascent anti-satellite (DA-ASAT) missile on Nov. 15, 2021, Moscow Standard Time, that struck a Russian satellite [COSMOS 1408] and created a debris field in low-Earth orbit. The test so far has generated more than 1,500 pieces of trackable orbital debris and will likely
Sept. 24, 2021 Vandenberg Space Force Base Prepares to Celebrate its Historical 2000th Launch Vandenberg Space Force Base will celebrate its 2000th launch when NASA Launch Services Program sends a Landsat-9 Earth observation satellite, mated to an Atlas V 401 rocket into orbit on Sept. 27, 2021. “The 2000th launch gives us the opportunity to celebrate the thousands of people from Team
Sept. 16, 2021 Inspiration4: Space Force supports historic mission as civilians launched into orbit A cancer survivor, record-setting pilot, doctor and a U.S. Air Force veteran sit inside the capsule waiting for the countdown to begin. Their hearts race with excitement about what’s to come. Their minds too occupied with the thrill of traveling to space, and making history in the process, to stress
June 21, 2021 FAA, Department of the Air Force sign commercial space agreement The agreement recognizes common safety standards for FAA-licensed launch and reentry activities that occur on, originate from, or return to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida and Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
April 16, 2021 Astronautical Engineering Student Wins “Best Professional Paper” Award The Air Force Institute of Technology’s Master’s of Science in Astronautical Engineering civilian student, Mr. Nathan Boone was chosen as the 2021 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics “Survivability Best Professional Paper” award recipient. The AIAA Forum and Exposition is the largest
Nov. 10, 2020 Doubling Down on Space Safety Recently, the Air Force Safety Center transferred the Space Safety Division to the United States Space Force as one of the first blended organizations in the Department.
Nov. 9, 2020 Raymond document outlines Space Force’s management practices, priorities, and identity Chief of Space Operations, Gen. John Raymond, unveiled Nov. 9 a seminal document that aims to cement the new service’s purpose and identity while also outlining specific management principles for guiding the Space Force’s development, future and success.