Space Force Shifts Upfront Range Upgrade Costs to Commercial Firms

Falcon Rocket Launches from Vandenberg as Space Force Awards New Range Contract to Jacobs

A Falcon 9 rocket rumbled away from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Wednesday afternoon delivering  27 Starlink satellites just days after the military awarded a huge contract for the systems making sure launches occur safely. The two-stage rocket built by SpaceX blasted off at 4:40 p.m. from Space Launch Complex-4 and the first-stage booster landed on the droneship in the Pacific Ocean about eight minutes later. This marked the 26th launch and l…

Space Force shifts upfront range upgrade costs to commercial firms

Under a new $4 billion contract, commercial launch firms will place task orders and pay directly for various services required to support.

Commercial space companies to fund launch range upgrades under $4 billion contract

Jacobs Technology was selected to provide engineering services at East and West Coast facilities The post Commercial space companies to fund launch range upgrades under $4 billion contract appeared first on SpaceNews.

Commercial Space Sector to Finance Major $4B Launch Range Expansion

As the military looks to update outdated infrastructure and increase capacity in the face of a boom in commercial space activity, the U.S. Space Force awarded Jacobs Technology a contract worth up to $4 billion over ten years to provide engineering and technical services at the country’s main space launch ranges. The so-called “Space Force Range Contract,” which includes maintenance, sustainment, systems engineering, and integration services for…

Jacobs Wins $4 Billion Space Force Award To Modernize Launch Range Operations - Defense Daily

The Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) this week said it awarded Jacobs Solutions [J] a potential $4 billion contract to modernize operations and maintenance of the service’s Eastern and […]

Space Systems Command award advances Eastern + Western Range capability – SatNews

The United States Space Force (USSF)’s Space Systems Command (SSC) awarded the Space Force Range Contract (SFRC) to Jacobs Technology, Inc. for a total ceiling value of $4 billion. This contract will transform the way operations, maintenance, sustainment, and systems engineering and integration services are provided at the Eastern and Western Ranges, to enable their eventual transformation into efficient, high-capacity multi-user Spaceports. Ad…