The Air Force on Aug. 1 dissolved its segrated space operations function—the Directorate of Strategic Security or A3S—within the Air Staff. Now, SSgt. Monique Randolph reports that space matters will be handled within operations (A3O), requirements (A5R), operational planning, policy, and strategy (A5X), or other appropriate A-staff just like other Air Force issues.
United Launch Alliance’s new Vulcan Centaur rocket is slated to fly its second national security mission in February—nearly six months after its first operational launch and almost a year after it was certified to fly military payloads for the Space Force.
