On 28 Aug 2018 the Advanced Space Operations School (ASOpS) re-designated to become the 319 CTS. The 319th Combat Training Squadron (319 CTS) is part of HQ Air Force Space Command at Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, CO. 319 CTS provides world-class, in-depth instruction of space systems, capabilities, requirements, acquisition, strategies and policies to support Joint military operations and U.S. National Security.

Peterson Air Force Base is a U.S. Air Force Base that shares an airfield with the adjacent Colorado Springs Municipal Airport, also having the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) headquarters. Developed as a World War II air support base for Camp Carson, the facility conducted Army Air Forces training and supported Cold War air defense centers at the nearby Ent Air Force Base, Chidlaw Building, and Cheyenne Mountain Complex. The base has been the location of the Air Force Space Command headquarters since 1987 and has had NORAD/NORTHCOM command center operations since the 2006 Cheyenne Mountain Realignment placed the nearby Cheyenne Mountain Complex centers on standby.

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Learmonth Solar Observatory (Det 1, 2WS) is part of the Solar electro- optical network (SEON) that measures solar events to predict their impact on manned space activities and satellite communication, and validates ionospheric disturbances. It is a dual site comprising of the Solar Observing Optical Network (SOON) and Radio Solar Telescope Network (RSTN) The SOON is composed of a solar optical telescope (AN/FMQ-7) with automatic solar tracking. The RSTN is composed of a solar radio telescope (AN/ FRR-95). This equipment also measures the magnitude of solar flares and prepares the necessary solar event messages for release by the operator into the Automated Weather Network. 

The 2nd Weather Squadron (2WS) is headquartered at Offutt Air Force Base, Neberaska. The 2nd WS's capabilities include the DOD's only 24/7 weather operations center at the top secret level, space weather operations center, volcanic eruption and ash tracking ops center and the Armed Forces Network broadcast studio. Additionally, the 2nd WS operates five solar observatories around the globe: Det. 1, Learmonth, Australia; Det. 2, Sagamore Hill, Mass.; Det. 4, Holloman AFB, N.M.; Det. 5, Kaena Point, Hawaii; and San Vito, Italy.

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The 533rd Training Squadron (533d TRS) is part of the 381st Training Group at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. It provides pipeline training for all space C2, Ground Radar Control, Range Operators and Spacelift maintenance technicians. Mission: “Train and develop space professionals for our nations defense.” Vandenberg Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base, located approximately 9.2 miles NW of Lompoc, California. It is under the jurisdiction of the 30th Space Wing, Air Force Space Command. Vandenberg AFB is a Department of Defense space and missile testing base, with a mission of placing satellites into polar orbit from the West Coast, using expendable boosters. Wing personnel also support the Service's LGM-30G Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Force Development Evaluation program. The base also leases launch pad facilities to SpaceX, as well as 100 acres leased to the California Spaceport in 1995.

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The Space Analysis Squadron (NASIC/SMS) is a part of the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) at Wright Patterson AFB near Dayton, OH. The Space Analysis Squadron is responsible for analyzing foreign space capabilities in an effort to maintain US space superiority. Their tag line is “Veritas Est Illic” meaning The Truth is Out There. Their mission is to develop intelligence on foreign space capabilities, enabling military operations, force modernization, and policy making. "We are the nation’s source for space intelligence!"

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) is a United States Air Force base just east of Dayton, Ohio in Greene and Montgomery counties. It includes both Wright and Patterson Fields, which were originally Wilbur Wright Field and Fairfield Aviation General Supply Depot. Patterson Field is located approximately 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Dayton; Wright Field is located approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of Dayton.

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The Advanced Space Operations School (ASOpS) is part of HQ Air Force Space Command at Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, CO.  The Advanced Space Operations School is the center of excellence for space education and training throughout the national security space community. ASOpS researches, develops and provides world-class instruction of space systems and technologies, capabilities, operational concepts and tactics in order to prepare warfighters for joint military operations in, from and through the contested, degraded and operationally-limited space environment.

Peterson Air Force Base is a U.S. Air Force Base that shares an airfield with the adjacent Colorado Springs Municipal Airport, also having the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) headquarters. Developed as a World War II air support base for Camp Carson, the facility conducted Army Air Forces training and supported Cold War air defense centers at the nearby Ent Air Force Base, Chidlaw Building, and Cheyenne Mountain Complex. The base has been the location of the Air Force Space Command headquarters since 1987 and has had NORAD/NORTHCOM command center operations since the 2006 Cheyenne Mountain Realignment placed the nearby Cheyenne Mountain Complex centers on standby.

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Until we send a manned mission, Pluto is forever alone…

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Pluto-hipster: "I can't wait to tell my kids how Pluto was cool way before it was mainstream".

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Pluto (minor-planet designation: 134340 Pluto) is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt and the first trans-Neptunian object to be discovered. It is the largest and second-most massive known dwarf planet in the Solar System and the ninth-largest and tenth-most-massive known object directly orbiting the Sun. It is the largest known trans-Neptunian object by volume but is less massive than Eris, a dwarf planet in the scattered disc. 

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Mars is the focus of much speculation and scientific study about possible human colonization. Its surface conditions and the likely presence of water on Mars make it arguably the most hospitable of the planets, other than Earth. Mars requires less energy per unit mass (delta-v) to reach from Earth than any planet except Venus. However, at minimum energy use, a trip to Mars requires 6–7 months in space using current chemical spacecraft propulsion methods. The Martian day (or sol) is very close in duration to Earth's. A solar day on Mars is 24 hours 39 minutes 35.244 seconds (668 Sols = 1 year).

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This vintage art deco style military aviation travel poster "Schriever AFB 19th SOPS” is dedicated to all the hard working men and women of the 19th and 2nd Space Operations Squadrons. The 19th Space Operations Squadron (19 SOPS) is an Air Force Reserve space operations unit, located at Schriever AFB, Colorado. The 19th Space Operations Squadron (19 SOPS) was originally constituted as the 19th Surveillance Squadron (19 SS) and activated on 1 January 1967. The unit operated detection and tracking radar units to provide data on missile launches, deep space surveillance and tactical warning from 1967 until 1975. The squadron was not operational from July 1975 through October 1978, but regained its mission in late 1978. In 1992, the unit was redesignated the 19th Space Surveillance Squadron (19th SSS) until its inactivation, and subsequent closure of the Diyarbakir site in 1997.

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This vintage art deco style military aviation travel poster "Schriever AFB 2nd SOPS” is dedicated to all the hard working men and women of the 2d Space Operations Squadrons. The 2d Space Operations Squadron (2 SOPS) is a unit of the United States Air Force at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado. Its mission is to manage the Navstar Global Positioning System satellite constellation for global navigation, time transfer, and nuclear detonation detection. The 2d SOPS is augmented by Reserve personnel from the 19th Space Operations Squadron, part of the 310th Space Wing.

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