Schriever Space Complex / Schriever Air Force Base / Consolidated Space Operations Center / Norton AFB / Los Angeles AFB / Los Angeles International Airport / /
IndustryTerm
satellite navigation systems / satellite program / tactical communications system / technology development / tactical communications satellite systems / space-based communications system / last national security satellite / communications capacity / user equipment / satellite system / automated ground control systems / polar-orbiting satellite / last satellite / communications system / communications satellite / control network / communications satellites / non-profit systems / tactical and strategic communications / communications demands / communications transponders / satellite maneuver / /
Organization
U.S. Air Force / Consolidated Space Operations Center / Ballistic Missile Office / Space Systems Division / Air Force Space Command / Navy / Ballistic Systems Division / Advanced Research Projects Agency / Air Research and Development Command / Space Division / first Air Force / Space and Missile Systems Center / Western Development Division / National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Air Force / Department of Defense / Global Broadcast Service / /
Person
Bernard A. Schriever / /
Position
first commander / Brigadier General / first commander / then-Brigadier General / /
Product
Delta / Milstar / Shuttle / Gemini / Titan / /
ProvinceOrState
California / Colorado / /
Technology
control network / GPS / Satellite Communications System / DSP / Satellite Communications / /
1 A Brief History of the Space and Missile Systems Center The organizational ancestor of the Space and Missile Systems Center was the Western Development Division (WDD), a unit of the Air Research and Development Command