Tag: AFSPC-44
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Falcon Heavy set for design validation milestone before late 2020 launch
A Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on June 25, 2019. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky The U.S. Space Force expects to complete design validation on SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket by July, ahead of the launch of the military’s first high-priority national security mission on the heavy-lifter late this year.…
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AEHF satellite arrives in Florida for first of nearly 20 Space Force launches this year
File photo of the liftoff of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5-551 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Credit: United Launch Alliance The sixth and final satellite in the U.S. military’s network of ultra-secure, nuclear-hardened AEHF communications relay stations has arrived in Florida for final preparations for liftoff in March on a United Launch…
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Barring a surprise, SpaceX’s next Falcon Heavy flight is planned in late 2020
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket lifted off at 2:30 a.m. EDT (0630 GMT) on June 25 with two dozen spacecraft on-board. Credit: SpaceX/U.S. Air Force After two successful Falcon Heavy missions in less than 11 weeks, launch fans will likely have to wait until late 2020 for SpaceX’s next Falcon Heavy flight, barring a surprise mission…
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SpaceX, ULA win military contracts, Air Force renames EELV program
File photo of an Atlas 5-421 rocket on its launch pad at Cape Canaveral. Credit: United Launch Alliance United Launch Alliance and SpaceX recently won contracts worth $739 million to send six missions into orbit for the U.S. military, and the Air Force has announced a new title for its flagship launcher program, dropping “expendable”…