Space Systems Command on track for summer standup

By Courtney Albon / April 8, 2021 at 2:17 PM
The Space Force plans to redesignate the Space and Missile Systems Center as Space Systems Command and will officially standup SSC this summer, officials said today. The new organization will be headquartered at the current SMC campus at Los Angeles Air Force Base, CA. As a field command, SSC will have responsibility for developing, acquiring, fielding and sustaining space capabilities to include launch, developmental test, on-orbit checkout and sustainment functions. It will also have oversight of Space Force science and...

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