Air Force selects eight launch providers to compete for $986 million worth of orders

The winners are SpaceX, Xbow Launch Systems, Northrop Grumman, Firefly Aerospace, United Launch Alliance, Aevum, Vox Space and Rocket Lab.

Air Force awards Aerospace Corp. $1.08 billion contract for space support services in FY20

The new contract includes support services for the Space Rapid Capabilities Office and the Space Development Agency.

Air Force confident NDAA will back its launch procurement strategy

Lt. Gen. John Thompson: “I will categorically state that there is absolutely no bias against the commercial providers in the source selection process."

Air Force space consortium funding could grow to $12 billion over the next decade

Col. Tim Sejba: “We’re contemplating a 10-year $12 billion competition."

Air Force seeks new candidates to manage the Space Enterprise Consortium

The consortium manages the development of pre-production prototypes of space systems, including satellites, payloads and ground systems.

Air Force cubesat successfully deployed from Atlas 5 upper stage

On the way to its target orbit, the Atlas’ Centaur upper stage rocket released a cubesat that was riding as a secondary payload.

U.S. military is eager to take advantage of smallsats at scale if price is right

The U.S. military is eager to take advantage of small satellite constellations if the technology proves it can fulfill military requirements and the price is right.

Vector Launch awarded its first U.S. Air Force mission

The ASLON-45 space vehicle manifest will consist of multiple 3U and larger U.S. government cubesats to low earth orbit.

Air Force seeking new partner to complete work on experimental missile warning satellite

The Wide Field Of View satellite will be used in support of the next-generation Overhead Persistent Infrared constellation.

Air Force space modernization starts from the ground up

Fair or not, rockets and satellites generally overshadow the ground systems they need to do their missions. But as the U.S. military looks for faster and cheaper ways to get data from satellites, ground systems are attracting growing attention.

Air Force space buyers trying to make change happen

A deep-rooted organization like SMC with more than 5,000 employees and a $7 billion budget is not going to change overnight, but it’s taking small steps.

Air Force to continue to push back on proposed space launch legislation

Air Force says having more than two launch contractors in Phase 2 puts missions at risk.

Griffin’s assistant director for space named acting director of Space Development Agency

Tournear will be 'dual-hatted' as SDA acting director and assistant director for space at the office of the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering,

GAO sustains protest of $655 million Air Force satellite ground systems contract

The contract was awarded to SAIC on Jan. 31. Peraton filed a protest March 5.

Military Space USA

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Air Force SMC seeks to expand development testing

The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) is eager to increase development testing.