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AFTAC's programs evolved into a resource system monitoring compliance with nuclear treaties, supporting the American space program and preparing citizens for nuclear emergencies. Over the years, the Air Force tasked the nuclear treaty-monitoring center to conduct short-notice collection operations.
Holloman AFB "Space Pirates" Counter Communications System [6] 16th Space Control Squadron: Peterson AFB: RAIDRS: 20th Space Control Squadron: Eglin AFB: AN/FPS-85 Phased-array radar: 25th Space Range Squadron: Schriever AFB "Executioners" Space Test & Training Range: 76th Space Control Squadron: Peterson AFB "Lobos" Counter Communications ...
Beale AFB: 39th Intelligence Squadron: Hurlburt Field: Redesignated 39th Info Ops Sq 41st Intelligence Squadron: Fort Meade: Vikings: Activated 8 October 2014 42d Intelligence Squadron: Langley AFB: 43d Intelligence Squadron
Planetary protection aims to prevent biological contamination of both the target celestial body and the Earth in the case of sample-return missions. A sample return from Mars or other location with the potential to host life is a category V mission under COSPAR, which directs to the containment of any unsterilized sample returned to Earth.
collectSPACE is an online publication and community for space history enthusiasts featuring articles and photos about space artifacts and memorabilia, information on past, current, and upcoming space events, space history collecting resources, and links to other space-related websites.
The unit was formed as the Air Force Space Command Space Operations Flight on 31 May 1994, and activated on 1 July 1994. The unit was later redesignated the Air Force Space Command Space Operations Squadron on 15 August 1998.
The Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum (WOTR) is located on the former Lowry Air Force Base in Denver, Colorado, United States. The museum preserves the history of Lowry AFB's operations from 1938 to 1994 in its collections, archives, and research library.
The United States Air Force's 148th Space Operations Squadron (148 SOPS) is a satellite control unit located at Vandenberg AFB, California. The 148th SOPS is tasked with back-up command and control of the MILSTAR satellite constellation.