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U.S. Space Force and Northrop Grumman Complete Critical Design Review for EPS-R CAPS

U.S. Space Force and Northrop Grumman Complete Critical Design Review for EPS-R CAPS
The 23rd Space Operations Squadron, Detachment 1 at Thule Air Base, Greenland is located more than 700 miles north of the Arctic Circle and is the northernmost Air Force Satellite Control Network site. The detachment is responsible for collecting data and pushing commands to Air Force satellites (Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Space Force and Northrop Grumman [NOC] finished a delta Critical Design Review (dCDR) for the Enhanced Polar System Recapitalization (EPS-R) Control and Planning Segment (CAPS) program, which is to improve military satellite communications in the region of the North Pole, the company said on Aug. 4. Northrop Grumman said that the review met all exit criteria and that the program is to move to the development, integration, and test phase. The announcement of the review's completion comes on…

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