Commercial SSA Data to be added to the SDA Mission The United States Space Force is looking to add commercial capabilities to its space domain awareness (SDA) mission. For decades, the SDA mission was driven by space situational awareness (SSA) data from military-operated constellations like the Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) and the Space… Read more »
A new Space Force program, Orbital Watch, aims to facilitate greater sharing of threat information
Offensive and Defensive Counterspace Capabilities to Preserve a Peaceful Space Domain
Washington Post Reporter to Release New Book, “Rocket Dreams,” in 2025
If successfully developed and deployed, nuclear-powered systems can unlock a broad range of capabilities: from ”maneuvering without regret” and in-space assembly and manufacturing (ISAM), to orbital clean-up and natural resource extraction.
Chinese Advancements Raise Stakes for Faster Adoption of Quantum Sensors China’s advancements in quantum technology have triggered a call-to-action for the United States to accelerate their own investments in quantum research and development. According to the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s Critical Technology Tracker, China surpassed the United States in published quantum research in 2021. China’s… Read more »
Study Recognizes the Value of Commercial Space Systems in Military Requirements In November of 2022, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering commissioned the Defense Science Board (DSB) to study commercial space systems and how they can be leveraged in support of Department of Defense (DOD) objectives. As the Federal Advisory Committee to… Read more »
Incoming Administration Must Implement Commission’s Recommendations, or Risk Losing Great Power Competition China’s rapid rise in adopting and deploying innovative technologies has sparked a new “Great Power Competition,” particularly in the space domain. Meanwhile, the budgetary process the Department of Defense (DOD) uses to acquire military capabilities – Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) –… Read more »
Integrated Mission Deltas, Inter-agency Agreements Extend Readiness Across Time Horizons In the spirit of the United States Space Force’s Line of Effort #3 – Partner to Win, Chief of Space Operations General B. Chance Saltzman announced last year the Space Force was creating “Integrated Mission Deltas,” or IMDs, a new organizational structure designed to integrate… Read more »
SpaceWERX Aims to Find, Fund and Field Space Capabilities for the Warfighter SpaceWERX, the space innovation arm of AFWERX, recently announced the nine recipients of its first funding opportunity specifically tailored to bring space capabilities across the ‘Valley of Death,’ or the difficult transition of scaling a high-potential capability into a formal program of record…. Read more »
