News

12 Aug 2022
Space Systems Command Celebrates First Anniversary as USSF Field Command
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – Space Systems Command (SSC) has achieved numerous milestones in the year since it was stood up as a U.S. Space Force (USSF) Field Command on Aug. 13, 2021.
11 Aug 2022
SBIRS GEO-6 Launch Closes Out Two Decades of Progress in Missile Warning, Tracking and Detection; Next-Gen OPIR to Take the Helm
When the last of Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) satellites was launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Aug. 4, Lauro “Larry” Dungca and his wife were there, watching his first – and last - SBIRS launch.
27 Jul 2022
U.S. Space Force TMO visits Space Systems Command, taps into Guardian Ideal to develop path forward
SSC spearheads civilian hiring pilot program to acquire talent in space industry for U.S. Space Force The U.S. Space Force’s Talent Management Office (TMO) conducted a town hall meeting at Space Systems Command to discuss and reinforce the implementation of the Guardian Ideal, July 13.
20 Jul 2022
Stroud Earns USSF's First DoD STEM Education and Outreach Advocate Award
Jonathan Stroud, of Space Systems Command's STEM Outreach Program, earns the Department of Defense's STEM Education & Outreach Advocate of the Quarter Award for Q2 of FY22. It is the United States Space Force's first award decoration in this category.
11 Jul 2022
SSC’s Next Industry Day to Focus on Space Domain Awareness
Space Systems Command (SSC) officials and other agencies involved in Space Domain Awareness (SDA) will meet with traditional and non-traditional space industry professionals July 28 in Colorado Springs to exchange ideas and methods to execute SDA missions at the next SSC Industry Day.
11 Jul 2022
SSC Recently Held the Largest NSSI Space 100 In-Person Course
Space Systems Command personnel attended the Space 100 course hosted by the Talent Management Division in collaboration with the National Security Space Institute at the Los Angeles Air Force Base, June 6-10.
7 Jul 2022
SSC Leaders Speak Out on the Power of Partnerships
Strength through partnerships was a key theme delivered by Space Systems Command (SSC) during speaking engagements directed at military service branches, government officials, industry and academia throughout May and June.
6 Jul 2022
SSC Partners with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to Offer Free Cybersecurity Scanning to Vendors
Commercial vendors who want to do business with the U.S. Space Force can now take advantage of free cybersecurity supply chain and vulnerability scanning paid for by the USSF.
16 Jun 2022
SSC Guardian begins Phantom Fellowship Program with MIT
The Phantom Fellowship is a joint Department of the Air Force and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Artificial Intelligence Accelerator program. It is an immersive 4-month program intended to bridge the digital divide by developing high-performing Air and Space Force professionals into future leaders and advocates of artificial intelligence and machine learning.
13 Jun 2022
SSC Recognizes PTSD Awareness Month
June is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness (PTSD) Month. There are several resources available to our SSC personnel,