Jan. 12, 2026 WHAT HAPPENS AT: The Space Digital Ecosystem and Integration Facility (SpaceDEN) The Space Digital Ecosystem and Integration facility, more commonly known as SpaceDEN, was stood up this past Spring to provide Space Force Guardians at Space Systems Command (SSC) with a high-fidelity modeling, simulation, and analysis space where they can apply cutting edge tools to
Jan. 9, 2026 Space Systems Command Awards Task Orders to Launch Missile Warning and Missile Tracking Space Space Systems Command looks to enhance missile warning and missile tracking capability through award of latest National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 task orders.
Dec. 29, 2025 U.S. Space Force, Falcon ExoDynamics, and The Aerospace Corporation’s Handle to Leverage Modular Open System Architecture for Future National Security Space Needs United States Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Space Safari Office has awarded a contract to upgrade its Handle systems to serve as a commercial source. Handle 2.0 will provide modular open system interface electronics for the Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) VICTUS SALO2
Dec. 29, 2025 Space Systems Command Stands up Space Combat Power System Delta New System Delta activated to support Soace Combat Power Program Executive Office portfolio. The stand up synchronizes acquisition efforts for critical space system capabilities and facilitates greater collaboration with Combat Forces Command’s Mission Deltas to improve mission readiness.
Dec. 18, 2025 Space Force delivers experimental capabilities to orbit under the DoW Space Test Program The U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) successfully launched the Department of War’s (DoW) Space Test Program (STP) S30 mission to deliver four Research and Development (R&D) satellites to low-Earth orbit (LEO) aboard a Rocket Lab Electron rocket at ≈ 12:00 AM EDT from Launch
Dec. 17, 2025 Space Systems Command Stands Up System Delta 80 Space Systems Command activated System Delta 80 to support the Assured Access to Space (AATS) Program Executive Office portfolio. This activation synchronizes acquisition efforts that support the nation’s mobility in, from, and to space.
Dec. 16, 2025 Space Force prepares for DoW Space Test Program launch of four experimental satellites The Department of War’s (DoW) Space Test Program (STP) is preparing for launch of the U.S. Space Force (USSF) STP-S30 mission to deliver four experimental satellites to low-Earth Orbit (LEO) no earlier than December 17 aboard a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from Virginia Spaceport Authority’s
Dec. 10, 2025 NRO Successfully Launches NROL-77 Mission Through National Security Space Launch Program Mission marks 10th and final NRO launch of 2025 CHANTILLY, Va. — The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), in partnership with U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC), System Delta 80, Space Launch Delta 45, and SpaceX, successfully launched the NROL-77 mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral
Dec. 9, 2025 Space Systems Command's Order66 Develops New AI-Empowered App to Streamline Guardian Onboarding The Space Systems Command (SSC) team behind the app to help Guardians solve common IT problems themselves is back again! This time, it’s with a new AI-powered tool designed to simplify onboarding for Guardians: the Polaris Onboarding Agent.SSC’s Order66, a software factory within SSC’s S6
Dec. 5, 2025 HADES Set to Transform USSF’s 24/7 R&D Facility for Enhanced Future Joint Force Capabilities Space Systems Command’s (SSC) coming HADES contract promises to provide some heavenly upgrades for the U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) 24/7 research and development satellite command and control (C2) operations center.HADES – Hybrid Architecture and Development for Experimental Systems - is the follow-on