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Lockheed Martin To Upgrade Ground Control For Military Bird
Gaithersburg - October 9, 2000 The U.S. Air Force has selected Lockheed Martin to sustain and upgrade its ground control centers that operate mission critical research satellites. The five-year, $31 million contract, awarded by the Air Force's Space Test and Evaluation Program Office, is for engineering, development and sustainment activity, and could grow in value if additional tasks are assigned. The control centers, located at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico and Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, operate research satellites that are used to prove new spacecraft and ground system technologies. The contract also provides for sustainment and operation of the Air Force's deployable antenna systems at the Kirtland base. These antennae are deployed to remote locations worldwide and are often the only systems able to collect telemetry data vital to understanding the health of new satellites and boosters during critical phases of launch and early orbit. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Military Space News at SpaceWar.com
Space Group To Activate New Unit
Colorado Springs CO (SPX) Jan 6, 2006Air Force Reserve Command's 310th Space Group will travel deeper into the space program when it activates a new unit Jan. 7. Headquarters Reserve National Security Space Institute will be a Reserve associate unit to the National Security Space Institute in Colorado Springs, Colo. The institute is the Department of Defense's focal point for providing education about space power in joint warfighting. |
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