JOINT BASE McGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST U.S. Air Force members stationed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst are embarking on a journey to the U.S. military s newest frontier outer space.
Fifteen airmen have volunteered to serve in the newly formed U.S. Space Force, and over the next several months will transition into their new roles in the newest branch of the U.S. military.
The U.S. Space Force was formed in December 2019, and will take shape over the next year and a half.
According to its website, the military branch was formed to protect U.S. and allied interests in space and to provide space capabilities to the joint force.
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Chief of Space Operations Gen. Jay Raymond, fresh from a White House snub earlier this month, is making the case for the importance of the Space Force, the newest military service created by President Donald Trump in 2019.
General Atomics, Rocket Lab to Launch Argos-4 Advanced Data Collection System Our Bureau 1528
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General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has signed a contract with Rocket Lab to launch the GA-EMS developed Orbital Test Bed (OTB) satellite carrying the Argos-4 Advanced Data Collection System (A-DCS) hosted payload.
The contract was awarded to GA-EMS by the United States Space Force’s (USSF) Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) under a USSF Hosted Payload Solutions (HoPS) delivery order, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The anticipated launch will occur between late 2021 and early 2022 using Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle.