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U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)

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All verified mentions of this organization in source documents.

In the 2019-03-12 memo that created the Space Development Agency, Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan directed that Undersecretary Mike Griffin would work with the Department of Defense comptroller to reprogram funds during fiscal year 2019.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralJul 15, 2019House Armed Services Committee denies funding for Space Development Agency

The Space Development Agency was established in March 2019.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralJul 15, 2019House Armed Services Committee denies funding for Space Development Agency

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith and Ranking Member Mac Thornberry denied the Pentagon request to allocate $15,000,000 to the Space Development Agency for fiscal year 2019.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipJul 15, 2019House Armed Services Committee denies funding for Space Development Agency

Under Fred Kennedy’s leadership, the Space Development Agency planned a large constellation of small satellites in low Earth orbit using commercial products.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralJul 15, 2019House Armed Services Committee denies funding for Space Development Agency

The Space Development Agency was scheduled to host an Industry Day in July 2019 to discuss upcoming projects with interested contractors.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralJul 15, 2019House Armed Services Committee denies funding for Space Development Agency

The House directed the Department of Defense and the Space Development Agency to design prototypes of secure GPS receivers capable of receiving position, navigation, and timing signals from allied PNT systems such as Europe’s Galileo, Japan’s QZSS, and India’s NAVIC.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductJul 14, 2019House passes NDAA, keeps HASC chairman Smith’s space launch reforms alive

The House directed the Department of Defense and the Space Development Agency to recommend options to procure commercial services to fill space situational awareness requirements not filled in the Joint Space Operations Center Mission Center.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductJul 14, 2019House passes NDAA, keeps HASC chairman Smith’s space launch reforms alive

The Space Development Agency plans to develop a missile warning constellation as part of a proliferated LEO architecture using commercial satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipJul 7, 2019As acting Air Force secretary, Donovan takes lead role advocating for independent space force

The Space Development Agency’s notional architecture includes a Tracking layer intended to provide early warnings of advanced missile threats.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductJul 4, 2019Space Development Agency releases its first solicitation

The Space Development Agency’s notional architecture includes a Space Transport layer intended as a low-latency, proliferated mesh network to provide 24/7 global communications.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipJul 4, 2019Space Development Agency releases its first solicitation

The Space Development Agency’s notional architecture includes a Navigation layer intended to create an alternative positioning, navigation, and timing system for GPS-denied environments.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralJul 4, 2019Space Development Agency releases its first solicitation

The Pentagon requested $149,000,000 for the Space Development Agency in fiscal year 2020.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative FinancialJul 4, 2019Space Development Agency releases its first solicitation

The Space Development Agency’s objective is to rapidly develop and deploy a threat-driven, next-generation space architecture to counter near-peer efforts to contest or deny U.S. space-based systems.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductJul 4, 2019Space Development Agency releases its first solicitation

The Space Development Agency was established on 2019-03-12 by then acting defense secretary Patrick Shanahan.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralJul 4, 2019Space Development Agency releases its first solicitation

Mike Griffin named an acting director of the Space Development Agency on 2019-06-25.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralJul 4, 2019Space Development Agency releases its first solicitation

A notional architecture developed by the Space Development Agency is predicated on the availability of a ubiquitous data and communications transport layer and assumes the use of small, mass-produced satellites.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductJul 4, 2019Space Development Agency releases its first solicitation

The Space Development Agency’s notional architecture includes a Deterrence layer intended to provide space situational awareness of, and access to, cislunar space.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductJul 4, 2019Space Development Agency releases its first solicitation

Unless Congress approves funding transfers from other organizations, the Space Development Agency will not be able to start any actual programs or hire people.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralJul 4, 2019Space Development Agency releases its first solicitation

Derek Tournear's appointment as acting director of the Space Development Agency is effective 2019-06-24.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralJun 25, 2019Griffin’s assistant director for space named acting director of Space Development Agency

The Space and Missile Systems Center agreed to allow the Space Development Agency to recruit a small number of officers from SMC.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductJun 25, 2019Griffin’s assistant director for space named acting director of Space Development Agency
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