Spacelift Range System (SPACE)

The Spacelift Range System (SLRS) under the Air Force aims to provide public safety and assured access to space. The program operates at the Eastern Range (ER) at Patrick SFB/Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, and the Western Range (WR) at Vandenberg SFB, CA. It provides tracking, telemetry, communications, flight safety, and other capabilities to support the launch of national security space (NSS), civil and commercial space payloads, missile defense evaluations, and aeronautical and guided weapon tests. The program's objectives include conducting digital transformation studies and prototype experimentation activities to meet evolving technological requirements. It also aims to drive state-of-the-art applications into LTRS development, improve system cyber survivability and resilience, and evaluate promising technology beyond current industry standards.

Additionally, the program seeks to increase system resiliency and agility to meet national launch capacity and cadence requirements. It plans to invest in Cloud infrastructure and software development to deliver prototype range operations concepts focused on increasing space launch capability and sustainment of Major Range and Test Facility Bases (MRTFB) capability. The program also aims to implement system resiliency, survivability, and situational awareness necessary to operate in the contested space domain. These efforts include analyzing, engineering, and prototyping concepts for agility and resiliency through a Digital Transformation strategy via adoption of modern systems, infrastructure, platforms, and processes.

Overall, the program's goals are aligned with ensuring public safety during space launches while continuously improving technological capabilities to meet evolving national security space objectives.