|
Go for launch: Airmen forecast weather for space missions
Predicting weather for space missions is tough enough. But when forecasts cover part of Florida’s lightning alley, where a rocket blasting off could spur strikes, the demands of the job can skyrocket.
|
0
|
3/22
2016
|
|
45th Space Wing successfully launches Falcon 9 SES-9
The 45th Space Wing supported the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch of the SES-9 communications satellite March 4 from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
|
2
|
3/07
2016
|
|
Final GPS IIF satellite moves to next processing phase toward launch
All of the intricate processing steps from delivery of the satellite to launching into orbit are part of their standard operations at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. But, it’s a bitter sweet moment when the team reflects on the extensive years of history they have processing GPS systems for the Air Force.
|
0
|
2/02
2016
|
|
Yesterday’s Air Force: The Challenger disaster
It was 30 years ago that the much-anticipated launch of Space Shuttle Challenger quickly turned to tragedy. Here's a look back at this fateful day, as well as the successes of the shuttle's previous missions.
|
0
|
1/28
2016
|
|
|
45th SW launches ORBCOMM, lands first stage booster
The 45th Space Wing successfully supported the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket during its mission to put ORBCOMM's OG2 communications satellites into orbit Dec. 21.
|
0
|
12/22
2015
|
|
45th Space Wing supports NASA launch
The 45th Space Wing supported NASA's successful launch of Orbital ATK CRS-4, aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket to the International Space Station from Space Launch Complex 41, Dec. 6.
|
0
|
12/07
2015
|
|
F.E. Warren tests Minuteman III missile with launch from Vandenberg AFB
A team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen from the 90th Missile Wing at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, launched from Vandenburg AFB an unarmed LGM-30G Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a test reentry vehicle Oct. 21.
|
0
|
10/21
2015
|
|
Last of 12 GPS IIF satellites arrive at Cape Canaveral for processing
The last Air Force GPS IIF in a block of 12 satellites was delivered to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, from Boeing's manufacturing facility in El Segundo, California, Oct. 8 via a C-17 Globemaster III.
|
0
|
10/09
2015
|
|
45th SW supports 4th Mobile User Objective System satellite launch
The 45th Space Wing helped successfully launch the fourth Mobile User Objective System satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket Sept. 2 form Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.
|
1
|
9/02
2015
|
|
Seventh WGS satellite launch successful after weather delay
Twenty-five dedicated Space and Missile Systems Center personnel put off their mad dash to jam the streets of Los Angeles, and instead, gathered in the Gordon Conference Center at the Schriever Space Complex, California, on July 23. These active-duty and civilian employees observed the culmination of their efforts 2,584 miles away at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.
|
0
|
7/24
2015
|