Space Force's OCX and ATLAS programs face schedule delays

By Apurva Minchekar / November 8, 2023 at 11:40 AM
A top Space Force official has announced new timelines for two of the service's major programs that have been delayed by several months. The Next Generational Operational Control System for Global Positioning System satellites is now expected to be operational by early summer next year, according to service acquisition chief Frank Calvelli, more than six months beyond its original schedule. “I was optimistic that we put enough pressure to get something by the end of this year, [but] it looks...

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