Talks Opened To Reestablish Dedicated Looking Glass Fleet

Space Force Re-Opens NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 to New Providers  Vivienne Machi, vivienne.machi@aviationweek.com  The U.S. Space Force is now taking proposals from new launch providers with rockets ready to fly by early 2027 to join the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program.   The service’s Space Systems Command released a request for proposals for the NSSL Phase 3, Lane 1 fiscal ‘26 on-ramp on Dec. 8, with proposals due Jan. 22, 2026. This is the second on-ramp opening for the new lane, first established
Credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class J.T. Armstrong
After ceding the mission to the U.S. Navy’s Boeing E-6B Mercury fleet since 1998, the U.S. Air Force moved on Dec. 9 to eventually reacquire the ability to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) from a new fleet of airborne command posts. The Air Force notified contractors on Dec. 9 that...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington, DC.

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