New Ground Control System Online for Milstar: The US Air Force has transitioned from its legacy command and control system to the new CCS-C—Command and Control System-Consolidated with transfer of Milstar satellite operations to the new system, says system designer Integral Systems. The CCS-C now enables “state-of-the-art” control for Defense Satellite Communication System III and Milstar and will cover the Advanced EHF and Wideband Gap-filler Satellites.
A new White House policy calls for the Pentagon to craft plans for additional space launch facilities to support a projected increase in launch demand that could see the U.S. supporting as many as 1,000 launches by 2030, more than a fivefold increase from 2025.