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March 19, 2026
WHAT HAPPENS AT: SSC MindGym

In today’s contested and increasingly complex operational environment, the concept of "lethality" is expanding beyond the physical realm of weaponry and into the cognitive domain. Space Systems Command (SSC) is investing in the mental readiness of its warfighters through MindGym, an innovative,
March 18, 2026
U.S. Space Force's EPS-R achieves operational acceptance, extending secure Arctic SATCOM capabilities into the 2030s

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command and Combat Forces Command announced today that the Enhanced Polar System – Recapitalization (EPS-R) program has achieved operational acceptance. Procured by SSC’s System Delta 88 and operated and sustained by CFC’s Mission Delta 8, EPS-R supports a wide
March 12, 2026
Acquiring Minds Episode 16 - SATCOM

In today’s complex global landscape, no environment is uncontested. From jamming signals that can blind our pilots… to the ever-present threat of attack on our space assets… adversaries are honing their ability to sever the lines of communication that give our U.S. forces their decisive edge.How can
March 10, 2026
Galaxy Program Offers Intensive Leadership Development for Guardian Officers, Civilians

Guardians and government civilians looking to boost their USSF careers even higher have a unique opportunity via Space Systems Command’s Galaxy program, a junior force rapid professional-development program that provides a fast, flexible, rapid capability delivery experience for early career Space
March 9, 2026
U.S. Space Force achieves key design milestone for Resilient Missile Warning and Tracking Epoch 2 MEO Constellation

The U.S. Space Force advances the future of proliferated Resilient Missile Warning and Tracking (MWT) capabilities through the MWT Epoch 2 program’s completion of the preliminary design review for its Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) constellation. The Epoch 2 constellation will expand the resilient
Feb. 27, 2026
SSC Guardians participate in Norwegian Foot March with Marines

USSF Guardians from Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Systems Delta 88, along with CMSgt. Jacqueline Sauvé, SSC’s senior enlisted leader, joined U.S. Marines in a timed, 18.64 mile (30 kilometer) foot march at East Marine Corps Air Station at Miramar, Calif., on Feb. 11, 2026 that embodied the very
Feb. 27, 2026
WHAT HAPPENS AT: SSC Small Business Office

Imagine for a moment that you’re a busy contracting officer at Space Systems Command, the acquisitions arm of the U.S. Space Force. You receive an acquisitions package that takes two existing contracts and combines them into one. One of the contracts is a $40 million small business set-aside and the
Feb. 26, 2026
Acquiring Minds Episode 15 - Rapid Response Trailblazer

What if you had to replace a vital GPS satellite not in two years, but right now? This was the question faced by U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command. The answer was the Rapid Response Trailblazer—an initiative to see just how fast a complex national security launch could be executed.
Feb. 24, 2026
USSF expands Space Domain Awareness Accelerator through Texas Space Commission grant to UT Austin

The Texas Space Commission (TSC), in partnership with U.S. Space Force (USSF), will significantly expand the USSF Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Tools, Applications, and Processing (TAP) Lab delivering continued integration of emerging technologies to outpace sophisticated adversaries, bolster the
Feb. 23, 2026
Space Systems Command Funds Five Fight Tonight Solutions to Pressing USSF Challenges

A containerized backup gateway/GEP (ground entry point) and four other technological solutions to pressing U.S. Space Force challenges were announced as the winners of Space Systems Command’s (SSC) “Fight Tonight” competition Feb. 12, 2026. The competition, now in its fourth consecutive year,