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  • A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., Nov. 13, 2021. The rocket carried 53 Starlink satellites into orbit. (U.S. Space Force photo by Joshua Conti)

    SLD 45 On-Boards New Launch Partners To Meet Mission Demand

    In the past ten years, there has been a considerable increase in the number of space launches from the Eastern Range (ER). In 2008, seven missions were launched from the ER. Now, in just the first six months of 2022, 27 missions have been launched, establishing an unprecedented launch pace. This increase is due to the rise of new launch providers, rising interest in commercial launches, and decreasing costs to launch from the ER.
  • U.S. Space Force Capt. Mark Conque, 1st Range Operations Squadron assistant director of operations, uses the Range Applications Deployment system to assess operations June 7, 2022, at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla. The RAD system offers up to 25 video feeds to support space launch missions. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman)

    RAD enhances efficiency for space launch missions

    A new software program called “Range Application Deployment,” is enhancing situational awareness for space launch missions at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
  • A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying NASA’s Lucy spacecraft launches from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., Oct. 16, 2021. The spacecraft will be the first to explore Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids, which could bring new insight to the history of the solar system. (U.S. Space Force photo by Joshua Conti)

    SLD 45 supports mission to explore Jupiter's asteroids

    A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying NASA’s Lucy spacecraft launched from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, Oct. 16. The mission will be the first to explore Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids, which could bring new insight to the history of the solar system.
  • Master Sgt. Keith Carpenter, Space Launch Delta 45 Inspector General superintendent, stands in front of a space launch complex Aug. 9, 2021, at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Carpenter, who in 2020 was a 5th Space Launch Squadron spacecraft flight chief, won the Space Operations Command Space Launch Maintainer of the Year award in the senior noncommissioned officer category. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Samuel Becker)

    Airmen claim USSF maintainer awards: ‘We are the insurance for the Space Force’

    Three Airmen at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, responsible for supporting missions valued at more than $5 billion, were selected as the top maintainers in the U.S. Space Force for 2020.
  • Col. Z. Walter Jackim, 45th Space Wing vice commander, (right), presents Aurora Hunter, with an award for placing second in the solo act preteen category for the 2016 Operations Talent Search at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. Hunter was presented the award Sept. 21, 2106, during the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics classroom opening and Worldwide Day of Play. (U.S. Air Force photo/Benjamin Thacker)

    Patrick AFB celebrates Worldwide Day of Play, STEM event

    Airmen and their families attended the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics classroom opening and Worldwide Day of Play Sept. 21, 2106, at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. The event included sports challenges, STEM activities, healthy cooking classes, dancing and more.      
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