The Air Force says the first radar site in a new system to track satellites and space junk will be built on Kwajalein Island in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The Air Force Space Command, based at Peterson Air Force Base, said Tuesday construction on the new radar station is expected to start in [...]
Gen. William Shelton, commander of the Air Force Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base, will be the keynote speaker at the 28th National Space Symposium. The April 16-19 event at the Broadmoor features leaders from around the space industry: the National Reconnaissance office, the European Space Agency, the U.S. Strategic Command, the National Geospatial-Intelligence [...]
Continue reading …Peterson Air Force Base’s Space Education and Training Center will soon have a new on-base home. After six years of operating at an off-base location, the Air Force will break ground Thursday on a new $14.4 million facility which will house the National Security Space Institute and the Advanced Space Operations School. The center will [...]
Continue reading …The commander of the space and missile center for the United States Air Force, Lt. Gen. John Sheridan, will be a featured speaker at the 26th National Space Symposium next month at The Broadmoor. The symposium runs from April 12-15. Sheridan will speak during the last day of the event. He is responsible for managing research, design, [...]
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