In 1992, Air Force Systems Command was merged with Air Force Logistics Command to become Air Force Materiel Command, resulting in the Space Systems Division being redesgnated as the Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC).
In September 1993, the Ballistic Missile Organization was inactvated, fully merging missile development into the Space and Missile Systems Center.

In January 1993, Kirtland Air Force Base and its host wing, the 377th Air Base Wing, were transferred from Air Mobility Command to the Space and Missile Systems Center.
Many of SMC's subordinate units were reorganized into the larger Air Force Materiel Command.
The Phillips Laboratory became the Air Force Research Laboratory on 8 April 1997, while Kirtland AFB and the 377th Air Base Wing were transferred to the Air Armament Center on 1 October 1998.

The Space and Missile Systems Center began development of a new generation of launch vehicles, with the Atlas III procured in 1999.
The Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program was contracted in 1995, resulting in the Delta IV and Atlas V space launch vehicles.

With the completion of the GPS constellation in 1995 much of the center's space focus shifted to replacing aging spacecraft.
In 1994, SMC began the development of the Space-Based Infrared System (SIBRS), a missile warning constellation that would serve as the successor of the Defense Support Program (DSP).
Milstar also had a replacement system under works, with the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite communications constellation contracted in 1999.
A year later, SMC issued a contract for the Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) to replace the Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS).

Commissioned by congress, the Commission to Assess United States National Security Space Management and Organization was tasked to evaluate the status of the military and intelligence space forces of the United States.
One of their key findings was that space operations and acquisitions should be centralized under one major command.
As a direct result of the commissions recommendations, on 1 October 2001, the Space and Missile Systems Center was transferred from Air Force Materiel Command to Air Force Space Command.

On 20 December 2019, the Space and Missile Systems Center, along with the rest of Air Force Space Command, became a component of the United States Space Force.
In 1992, Air Force Systems Command was merged with Air Force Logistics Command to become Air Force Materiel Command, resulting in the Space Systems Division being redesgnated as the Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC). In September 1993, the Ballistic Missile Organization was inactvated, fully merging missile development into the Space and Missile Systems Center.
In January 1993, Kirtland Air Force Base and its host wing, the 377th Air Base Wing, were transferred from Air Mobility Command to the Space and Missile Systems Center. Many of SMC's subordinate units were reorganized into the larger Air Force Materiel Command. The Phillips Laboratory became the Air Force Research Laboratory on 8 April 1997, while Kirtland AFB and the 377th Air Base Wing were transferred to the Air Armament Center on 1 October 1998.
The Space and Missile Systems Center began development of a new generation of launch vehicles, with the Atlas III procured in 1999. The Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program was contracted in 1995, resulting in the Delta IV and Atlas V space launch vehicles.
With the completion of the GPS constellation in 1995 much of the center's space focus shifted to replacing aging spacecraft. In 1994, SMC began the development of the Space-Based Infrared System (SIBRS), a missile warning constellation that would serve as the successor of the Defense Support Program (DSP). Milstar also had a replacement system under works, with the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite communications constellation contracted in 1999. A year later, SMC issued a contract for the Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) to replace the Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS).
Commissioned by congress, the Commission to Assess United States National Security Space Management and Organization was tasked to evaluate the status of the military and intelligence space forces of the United States. One of their key findings was that space operations and acquisitions should be centralized under one major command. As a direct result of the commissions recommendations, on 1 October 2001, the Space and Missile Systems Center was transferred from Air Force Materiel Command to Air Force Space Command.
On 20 December 2019, the Space and Missile Systems Center, along with the rest of Air Force Space Command, became a component of the United States Space Force.
Space and Missile Systems Center