Aug. 8, 2023 Space Development Agency, ND elected officials celebrate basing of Test and Checkout Center Sen. John Hoeven of North Dakota, followed by Dr. Derek Tournear, the director of SDA, announced SDA’s satellite Test and Checkout Center will be co-located with Operations Center North during a ceremony Aug. 7, 2023, here.
May 28, 2021 DAF releases FY22 budget proposal, journeys to the Air and Space Forces of 2030 The Department’s $173.7 billion request includes the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force budgets. The Air Force’s budget of $156.3 billion is a 2.3% increase and the Space Force’s budget of $17.4 billion is a 13.1% increase from FY 2021.