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  • Space Warfighting Heritage: The Original Space Wings

    Did you know when the United States Air Force established Space Command (future Air Force Space Command) for space operations on September 1st, 1982, Strategic Air Command (SAC) maintained responsibility for all space systems for another nine months? In preparation for system and mission transfers,

  • Space Warfighting Heritage - The Dawn of Deep Space Surveillance

    Today, the world relies on a variety of space surveillance systems, including the Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance (GEODSS) system, to track over 47,000 man-made objects in orbit. With its one-meter-wide telescope, and advanced digital camera technology, GEODSS can see objects