United States Air Force Overview
A complete overview of United States Air Force, including launch stats, launch vehicles and launch locations.
Basic Info
Name
United States Air Force
Type
Government
Country
United States
Founded
1947
Administrator / CEO
Commander-in-Chief: President of the US
Launch Stats
First Launch
28 Feb 1959
Last Launch
17 Nov 2006
Successful Launches
972
Failed Launches
106
Upcoming Launches
0
Successful Landings
0
Failed Landings
0
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
United States Air Force Launch Vehicles
Launch Sites used by United States Air Force
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Historic U.S. military rocket launch site, pivotal in space exploration and national security.
Vandenberg SFB
U.S. Space Force facility in California for spacecraft launches and missile testing.
Wallops Island
NASA rocket launch site for science and exploration missions, established in 1945 in Virginia.
