Mission
The Launch and Range Systems Wing's mission is to develop & acquire expendable launch systems and manage launch integration, mission assurance and launch campaigns, and provide range systems for space launch missions and ballistic missile and aeronautical testing at the Eastern and Western Ranges.
LRSW ensures Assured Access to Space for the Department of Defense through the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) and Delta II families of rockets. The Launch and Test Range System (LTRS) provides DOD, NASA and commercial customers a highly reliable, integrated system to support spacecraft launch, ballistic missile and aeronautical testing.
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