Tag: space force
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Space Force celebrates first Officer Training Course graduation at Peterson Space Force Base
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Space Force celebrated the first graduating class of its new Officer Training Course Thursday, marking a new approach to training that ensures the new leaders will have knowledge across key areas. The year-long course brings together training in space operations, cyber defense, intelligence and…
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Colorado Springs-based Auria wins $8.1 million contract
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As more and more satellites circle the globe, ensuring antennas are available for critical Space Force actions such as correcting an orbit or receiving images is key. Recently, Colorado Springs-based Auria received an $8.1 million contract to build a cloud-based prototype that will ensure either…
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In Colorado Springs, KBR employees help map global satellite traffic for Space Force
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As thousands of satellites go to orbit each year, traffic control is getting ever more complicated. Colorado Springs-based employees with KBR are among those ensuring the global picture and potential problems are clear to the…
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‘State of the Bases’ is strong despite challenges, Space Force commanders say
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As critical components of the U.S. military’s newest branch, Peterson and Schriever space force bases are experiencing their share of growing pains, but they continue to build and grow, thanks in large part to their partnerships with the Colorado Springs community. That was the overriding…
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Response to new details about Space Force’s model for part-timers: ‘It makes zero sense’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Space Force and Air Force Reserve leaders announced new details at a town hall hosted earlier this month about the plan to integrate part-time guardians into the active-duty Space Force. Current space-focused reservists can retire, apply for retraining through the Air Force Reserve, or apply…
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Space Force general in charge of new Golden Dome will rely on existing technology
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Space Force general tasked with leading the effort to build the new missile defense system known as Golden Dome spoke to a global audience this week about how he will tackle the enormous challenge. On his second day in charge of the project, Gen.…
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Colorado Springs venture capital fund makes ‘huge’ investment in space industry
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Colorado Springs-based venture capital fund is backing CisLunar Industries, a company specializing in the hardware needed to power satellites, with an investment of $1 million. Payload, a space industry publication, first reported Friday that the Colorado ONE Fund was investing $1 million in the…
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Major housing development near Schriever voted down, but it could eventually gain approval
Concerns over proximity to Schriever Space Force Base drove a 5-3 decision Thursday by the El Paso County Planning Commission not to recommend a mixed-use development that could bring as many as 5,000 homes to the plains north of the base. “If we don’t want to have these bases, then keep encroaching,” said Planning Commission…
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Bogue assumes command of newly formed Space Base Delta 41
Twenty-six years ago, in the infancy of Col. Eric Bogue’s career, he was an enlisted senior airman, Schriever was an Air Force base, and the Space Force didn’t exist. How times have changed. On Wednesday, Bogue assumed command of the newly established Space Base Delta 41 during an activation ceremony at Schriever Space Force Base.…
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Cybersecurity company opens headquarters in Colorado Springs
A national cybersecurity company headquartered in Virginia has added a second headquarters in Colorado Springs. The company officially opened its new location Friday, with company leadership joined by U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank. Cyberspatial is no stranger to the region as company leadership graduated from the Catalyst Campus for Technology and Innovation (CCTI) accelerator program two…