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====Space launch==== {{main|Space Launch Delta 30|Space Launch Delta 45}} [[File:SpaceX Falcon Heavy DoD STP-2 Launch (NHQ201906250100).jpg|thumb|Launch of the [[Falcon Heavy]] on the [[Space Test Program|STP-2]] mission]] The Space Force's [[space launch]] enterprise is organized under [[Space Systems Command]], with [[Space Launch Delta 30]] managing the [[Western Range (USSF)|Western Range]] from [[Vandenberg Space Force Base]] and [[Space Launch Delta 45]] managing the [[Eastern Range]] from [[Cape Canaveral Space Force Station]].<ref name="auto16">{{cite web | url=https://www.ssc.spaceforce.mil/Program-Executive-Offices/Assured-Access-To-Space | title=Assured Access to Space }}</ref> The Space Force does not just manage military space launches, but also supports [[NASA]] and commercial space launches.<ref name="auto16"/> Major space launch vehicles flown or scheduled to fly off of Space Force launch ranges include [[NASA]]'s [[Space Launch System]], [[SpaceX]]'s [[SpaceX Starship|Starship]], [[Falcon Heavy]], and [[Falcon 9]], and [[United Launch Alliance]]'s [[Vulcan Centaur|Vulcan]], which will replace the [[Atlas V]] and [[Delta IV Heavy]]. Currently, vehicles for the [[National Security Space Launch]] program include the Vulcan, Atlas V, Falcon Heavy, and Falcon 9 rockets.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://spacenews.com/national-security-launch-in-transition-as-space-force-waits-for-vulcan/ | title=National security launch in transition as Space Force waits for Vulcan | date=19 August 2021 }}</ref> An experimental [[Air Force Research Laboratory]] vanguard program that the Space Force leads, [[Rocket Cargo]], is exploring using rockets to supplement naval and air transport to rapidly deliver supplies to forces across the Earth.<ref name="auto11">{{cite web | url=https://afresearchlab.com/technology/successstories/rocket-cargo-for-agile-global-logistics/ | title=ROCKET CARGO FOR AGILE GLOBAL LOGISTICS β Air Force Research Laboratory }}</ref> The [[SpaceX Starship]] rocket is one such system currently being explored.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/spacex-signs-a-deal-to-rocket-military-cargo-around-the-world/ | title=SpaceX signs a deal to rocket military cargo around the world }}</ref>
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