https://spacewatch.global/tag/u-s-space-forces-space-systems-command/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Tue, 19 Sep 2023 06:00:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/u-s-space-forces-space-systems-command/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2023/09/space-systems-command-awards-contract-to-abl/ Tue, 19 Sep 2023 06:00:37 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=51184 Space Systems Command’s Assured Access to Space (AATS) office have awarded a $15 million contract to ABL Space Systems to demonstrate responsive launch capability. The Small Launch and Targets Division at Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico, part of AATS, awarded the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Strategic Funding Initiative (StratFI) to develop a launch mission design that incorporates planning for numerous satellites to multiple orbits from a variety of locations and conduct a proof-of-concept responsive launch.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/09/rocket-lab-in-24-million-contract-with-u-s-space-force/ Tue, 28 Sep 2021 06:00:35 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=36103 Rocket Lab has been awarded a contract for $24 million with the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) to develop the upper stage system of the Neutron launch vehicle, Rocket Lab announced. The funding will support improvements in support of national security and defence requirements.]]>