Two #SpaceForce procurement specialists are the first #Guardian civilian graduates of the demanding ‘Azimuth’ aerospace missions training program. Immersive courses put participants in the shoes of warfighters; enabling them to understand the impact and value their work provides to military operators. Azimuth is one of the ways we’re preparing the Guardian generation to excel in the demanding landscape of great power competition. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gpucB23S
Space Systems Command
Defense and Space Manufacturing
Los Angeles Air Force Base, CA 45,891 followers
#SpaceStartsHere
About us
Space Systems Command (SSC), headquartered in Los Angeles, California, is responsible for developing, acquiring, equipping, fielding, and sustaining lethal and resilient space capabilities for warfighters. The Command is also responsible for launch operations, on-orbit checkout, developmental testing, sustainment and maintenance of military satellite constellations and other Department of Defense space systems.
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https://www.ssc.spaceforce.mil
External link for Space Systems Command
- Industry
- Defense and Space Manufacturing
- Company size
- 10,001+ employees
- Headquarters
- Los Angeles Air Force Base, CA
- Type
- Government Agency
- Founded
- 1954
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Los Angeles Air Force Base, CA, US
Employees at Space Systems Command
Updates
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#DYK? The #SpaceForce has its roots in our Nation's earliest national defense programs. Space Systems Command started out as the Western Development Division 70 years ago as a pioneering force in developing our country's ballistic missiles. Capt Cecil Guy, ICBM Test Operator at Space Launch Delta 30 introduces us to the legacy of the Minuteman III missile.
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Did you go to Space Camp as a kid? #USSF Col. Heather Bogstie did, and today she holds a leadership position at Space Systems Command! Col. Bogstie was recently inducted into the Space Camp Hall of Fame during a ceremony honoring her commitment to STEM and to keeping our Nation's space assets safe.
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We’re making informed decision-making faster with the new Consolidated Operational Data Archive (CODA). Now in operational trial, this system provides space operators with a more complete picture of the space domain -- automating satellite tracking and providing reliable commercial and non-traditional sensor data from around the world. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gZKqnz-h
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#DYK? The #SpaceForce branch may be only in its 5th year, but our Nation’s leadership in space dates back more than half a century! Museum Director of the Cape Canaveral Space Force Museum, Jamie Draper introduces us to the first communications satellite ever launched by the United States, back in 1958. With the 70th anniversary of the Western Development Division and the 3rd anniversary of Space Systems Command this summer, we’re celebrating a long legacy of protecting our Nation’s interests in, from, and to space.
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We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. 🇺🇸 Happy #IndependenceDay! 🇺🇸
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Launching faster! The U.S. #SpaceForce has selected Blue Origin and Stoke Space Technologies Inc. to enable launches to occur within just 12-24 months from task award. Under the new contract, task orders can be tailored to meet more demanding timelines for Tactically Responsive Space. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gKN7DZ6f
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From making a purchase at the grocery store to warfighter communications overseas, the fabric of our daily life relies on space. Our Nation's space systems make it possible. #SpaceForce protects them. #ProudToBeSSC
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#SpaceForce’s Space Systems Command proudly continues work started by the Western Development Division, founded 70 years ago today, to protect and defend our Nation’s security through space-enabled capabilities. Today, and every day, we are Proud to be SSC. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gar7tgBq
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EPS-R has arrived on the scene! These satellites will be providing the first dedicated broadband service to military and civilian users operating in the real Arctic. The mission also mark a historic first – through a partnership between Space Norway and the U.S. #SpaceForce, Norway’s space vehicles will host the EPS-R satellites, marking the first time an operational DoD payload will be hosted on an international space vehicle. #PartnerToWin Read more: https://lnkd.in/gMRRxf4R