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The Space Force is moving forward with plans to establish a field command sometime next year, to oversee research, development and acquisition of major programs such as satellites, launch services, and information systems.

“We’re in the very final stages of completing the plan for Space Systems Command,” Gen. John ‘Jay’ Raymond, chief of space operations of the U.S. Space Force, said on Oct. 22.

Raymond spoke at a virtual space industry conference organized by AFCEA, the National Defense Industrial Association and the Air Force Association.

The Space Force on June 30 announced that it would create a Space Systems Command to be run by a three-star general. The planning will be completed in the coming months, said Raymond. “We’re looking to begin the establishment of Space Systems Command in spring 2021.”

The command will bring together multiple agencies that currently handle space acquisitions. The major component will be the Space and Missile Systems Center in Los Angeles…

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