Space Force Urges Prioritizing Ground Control Systems Ahead Of Launch

aircraft controller

The National Space Defense Center at Schriever SFB, Colorado, is tasked with controlling many of the Space Force’s assets for military operations.

Credit: Kathryn Damon/U.S. Space Force
The U.S. Space Force is spending heavily and looking to rapidly launch large numbers of satellites to meet critical missions, particularly proliferated missile warning and tracking and protected data transport. But these will be largely worthless after launch if they cannot be controlled quickly and...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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