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  • Chandler Predicts Stronger Ties Between Air Force And NASA

    05/31/2010 4:00:56 PM PDT · by ErnstStavroBlofeld · 34 replies · 394+ views
    Inside Defense ^ | 4/30/2010 | Titus Ledbetter III
    The proposed cancellation of NASA’s Constellation manned spacecraft program could foster a stronger bond between the civilian space agency and the Air Force, a senior service official said this week. “This is going to drive us to work together,” Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Howie Chandler at an April 28 Air Force Association breakfast in Arlington, VA, when asked if cancellation of Constellation could impact the Air Force. “I think you’ll see us start to do that even more than we have in the past.” To that end, the Air Force is participating in a forum to discuss...
  • Air Force: Tests didn't include troubled GPS unit

    05/18/2010 8:54:10 PM PDT · by ErnstStavroBlofeld · 12 replies · 289+ views
    AP via Google News ^ | 5/17/2010 | AP via Google News
    military did no advance testing on a specific type of military GPS receiver that had problems picking up locator signals after a change in ground-control software, the Air Force said Monday. The Air Force tested other equipment, but none of it contained the type of receiver that was unable to lock on to Global Positioning System satellites after the change, said Joe Davidson, a spokesman for the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center. The manufacturer of the receivers, Trimble Advanced and Military Systems, said it ran its own advance tests using specifications from the Air Force GPS Wing and...
  • Many Launches Expected But Uncertainty Looms

    05/10/2010 11:17:53 PM PDT · by ErnstStavroBlofeld · 3 replies · 176+ views
    Aviation Week and Space Technology ^ | 5/10/2010 | Amy Butler
    The U.S. military and intelligence community’s space launch manifest is ramping up to an unusually high pace to deploy several first-of-fleet spacecraft that will modernize the nation’s communications, missile warning, surveillance and navigation infrastructures. But uncertainties are clouding the outlook of the liquid- and solid-fueled booster industrial base following a White House decision to terminate NASA’s Constellation program. The Pentagon and National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)—which develops and operates intelligence satellites for the U.S.—are in the midst of several studies to help chart a path forward. In parallel, NASA, the Pentagon, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Missile Defense Agency are...
  • Two-Stage-to-Orbit 'Blackstar' System Shelved at Groom Lake?

    03/05/2006 7:23:35 PM PST · by anymouse · 86 replies · 10,229+ views
    Aviation Week & Space Technology ^ | 03/05/2006 | William B. Scott
    SPACEPLANE SHELVED? For 16 years, Aviation Week & Space Technology has investigated myriad sightings of a two-stage-to-orbit system that could place a small military spaceplane in orbit. Considerable evidence supports the existence of such a highly classified system, and top Pentagon officials have hinted that it's "out there," but iron-clad confirmation that meets AW&ST standards has remained elusive. Now facing the possibility that this innovative "Blackstar" system may have been shelved, we elected to share what we've learned about it with our readers, rather than let an intriguing technological breakthrough vanish into "black world" history, known to only a few...
  • AFSPC helicopter deployment aids Hurricane Katrina relief efforts

    09/08/2005 9:50:50 PM PDT · by SandRat · 2 replies · 246+ views
    Air Force Links ^ | Sep 8, 2005 | Tech. Sgt. Jennifer Thibault
    PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFPN) -- Air Force Space Command deployed eight helicopters and their crews to Columbus Air Force Base, Miss., to aid in hurricane relief efforts beginning Sept. 2. This is the first time the command has assigned helicopters outside its normal area of operations. “The helicopters assigned to 20th Air Force are primarily dedicated to providing security ‘top cover’ for America’s ICBM force,” said Maj. Gen. Frank G. Klotz, 20th AF commander. “However, because of their inherent capabilities, such as forward-looking infrared system, they are also ideally suited for search-and-rescue missions.” The helicopter crews have been...