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U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)

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All verified mentions of this organization in source documents.

The Department of Defense, the Space Development Agency, and DARPA must provide a report by 2020-02-15 detailing progress on a proliferated LEO architecture and how it could enhance resilience and integrate into national security space strategy and architecture.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipJun 3, 2019Space policy provisions but no Space Force language in HASC subcommittee bill

The Space Development Agency was stood up on 2019-03-12 and is led by former DARPA official Fred Kennedy.

Mentioned as: the space development agencyNarrative GovernanceMay 28, 2019Shanahan: To beat China we need Space Force, Space Command, Space Development Agency

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan advocated establishing a Space Force, a U.S. Space Command, and a Space Development Agency to ensure the United States stays ahead of adversaries advancing their space capabilities.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyOrg RelationshipMay 28, 2019Shanahan: To beat China we need Space Force, Space Command, Space Development Agency

The Space Development Agency will focus on developing and delivering next-generation space-based communications and earth observation capabilities.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductMay 28, 2019Shanahan: To beat China we need Space Force, Space Command, Space Development Agency

The House Appropriations Committee included a legislative provision requiring the Space Development Agency and the Air Force to lay out a plan to develop a unified and integrated space architecture.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralMay 19, 2019House appropriators deny Space Force funding, call on DoD to study alternatives

The Department of Defense requested $149,000,000 in fiscal year 2020 to create a new Space Development Agency within the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipMay 19, 2019House appropriators deny Space Force funding, call on DoD to study alternatives

The Congressional Budget Office analyzed future costs for the Space Force, U.S. Space Command, and the Space Development Agency and projected costs for the Space Force significantly higher than $2,000,000,000 over five years.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductMay 19, 2019House appropriators deny Space Force funding, call on DoD to study alternatives

The legislation restricts funds for the Space Development Agency and provides $15,000,000 to further study the establishment of a Space Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Technical ProductMay 14, 2019House appropriators restrict funds for Space Development Agency

In its fiscal year 2020 budget request, the Department of Defense requested $72,000,000 to stand up the Space Force, $83,000,000 to establish U.S. Space Command, and $149,000,000 for the Space Development Agency.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipMay 9, 2019Pentagon challenges CBO’s cost estimates for new space organizations

The 2019-05-08 Congressional Budget Office report estimated that standing up an independent Space Force under the Air Force, a U.S. Space Command and a Space Development Agency would increase Department of Defense annual costs by $1,100,000,000 to $1,900,000,000 and incur one-time costs of $1,800,000,000 to $4,700,000,000.

Mentioned as: space development agencyNarrative FinancialMay 9, 2019Pentagon challenges CBO’s cost estimates for new space organizations

A new military service, a combatant command, and a Space Development Agency collectively would increase the Department of Defense’s costs by up to $1,900,000,000 annually, according to CBO.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative FinancialMay 8, 2019Congressional report: Space Force would cost billions more than DoD estimated

The Trump administration’s fiscal year 2020 Pentagon budget request seeks funding for a Space Force, U.S. Space Command, and a Space Development Agency.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralMay 8, 2019Congressional report: Space Force would cost billions more than DoD estimated

The Space Development Agency's first project will be to design a large constellation of commercially produced satellites in low Earth orbit to serve as a communications layer and perform military space missions ranging from missile tracking to navigation.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative PlanMay 6, 2019Airbus eyes opportunities in future U.S. military LEO constellations

Blackjack will remain a joint DARPA and U.S. Air Force program while the Space Development Agency develops a larger proliferated LEO architecture for operational use.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductMay 1, 2019Air Force unmanned aircraft developer Mike Leahy tapped to replace Fred Kennedy at DARPA

Fred Kennedy plans for the Space Development Agency to cooperate closely with the Services, Combatant Commands, and the intelligence community and to subject its concepts and architectures to peer review and red teaming.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative PlanApr 30, 2019Space Development Agency a big win for Mike Griffin, but pushback continues

The Pentagon’s budget request for 2020 includes $149,000,000 for the Space Development Agency.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipApr 30, 2019Space Development Agency a big win for Mike Griffin, but pushback continues

The Air Force Association argues that establishing the Space Development Agency is unnecessary and redundant given the reforms of the Space and Missile Systems Center 2.0 effort.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductApr 30, 2019Space Development Agency a big win for Mike Griffin, but pushback continues

The Pentagon revealed on 2019-03-13 that the Space Development Agency had been officially created.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipApr 30, 2019Space Development Agency a big win for Mike Griffin, but pushback continues

Fred Kennedy, Director of the Space Development Agency, plans for the agency to tap commercial space industry capabilities to produce and launch low-cost satellites into low Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative PlanApr 30, 2019Space Development Agency a big win for Mike Griffin, but pushback continues

The Department of Defense budget request for the Space Development Agency included $15,000,000 to develop transport layer architecture and standards.

Mentioned as: the space development agencyNarrative FinancialApr 21, 2019Space Development Agency a huge win for Griffin in his war against the status quo
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