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Air Force

Air Force Moving Closer to Goal of ‘Launch on Demand’

By Vivienne Machi

Wednesday, October 9th, 2019

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Air Force Moving Closer to Goal of ‘Launch on Demand’

A ULA Delta IV rocket carrying the GPS III SV-2 mission for the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center lifts off from Space Launch Complex-37 at 9:06 a.m. ET on Aug. 22, 2019. (Photo: ULA)

The Air Force’s 45th Space Wing is on its way to ensuring its launch range at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, is prepared to address the increase in new space launch providers and newfound desire to send more payloads up to space more quickly. The service’s “range of the future” may be coming online as early as 2025, involving a common range architecture for both the U.S. Eastern and Western Ranges with shared protocols and connected systems that enable…

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