June 2, 2026 AFSEC Brings Mishap Investigation Training to Colorado Springs To bolster the U.S. Space Force's operational readiness and safety posture, the Air Force Safety Center is bringing its Space Mishap Investigation Course directly to the heart of America's space community in Colorado Springs. This iteration of the course, running from August 3-14, 2026, is
Jan. 14, 2025 System safety from a discipline perspective Most Airmen and Guardians don’t consider system safety when thinking about the implementation of safety programs. However, it’s an integral part of safety and risk management that touches each discipline throughout the Department of the Air Force every day. So, what is system safety?System safety is
May 5, 2023 AFSEC trains Guardians on mishap investigation On April 3, the Air Force Safety Center kicked off the first Space Mishap Investigation Course at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, since the standup of the U.S. Space Force. The course, which ended April 14, is aimed to provide Guardians, specifically Space Safety Officers, with the opportunity
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.
Oct. 26, 2021 International Space Safety Pioneer award given to top Air and Space Forces civilian The International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety has selected Dr. Mark Glissman, the Chief of Air and Space Forces Space Safety as the recipient of the IAASS Jerome Lederer Space Safety Pioneer Award for 2021.
Sept. 24, 2020 18 SPCS now predicts debris-on-debris collisions in space, enhancing Space Domain Awareness for all For the first time, the Combined Force Space Component Command’s 18th Space Control Squadron began publically sharing data for debris-on-debris conjunction predictions via www.Space-Track.org, Sept. 24. Previously, the 18 SPCS only released debris-on-active satellite conjunction prediction data
Dec. 8, 2017 Rocket debris finds new home at AFSEC crash lab The second stage of a Minuteman II rocket was placed at the Air Force Safety Center crash lab here on Nov. 28.The remnant augments the Space Mishap Investigation Course curriculum by providing students with a hands-on lab that compliments classroom learning.“Space Safety is taking major steps