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The Department of Defense will decide the definitive location of U.S. Space Command after completing a basing study and required environmental analysis.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseTechnical ProductApr 8, 2019LinQuest wins contract to support establishment of U.S. Space Command

The Space Development Agency plans to change how the U.S. military develops and acquires space systems.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative PlanApr 8, 2019Exclusive interview with the Space Development Agency’s Fred Kennedy: “How we do things in space has to change”

President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon in June to establish a Space Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralApr 8, 2019Space industry in wait-and-see mode amid organizational shuffle

The Aerospace Corporation is a nonprofit federally funded research and development center based in Los Angeles that advises the Department of Defense.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseTechnical ProductApr 8, 2019Space industry in wait-and-see mode amid organizational shuffle

The Defense Department submitted a legislative proposal in February to create a Space Force under the Department of the Air Force led by a four-star chief of staff, a four-star vice chief of staff, and a civilian undersecretary.

Mentioned as: Defense DepartmentOrg RelationshipApr 3, 2019Raymond endorses Trump’s Space Force proposal

Congress started the Rapid Agile Launch Initiative with $15,000,000 added to the Pentagon’s fiscal year 2017 budget and the program grew to $25,000,000 in fiscal year 2019.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipApr 3, 2019Air Force touts deal with Rocket Lab as a new way of buying ‘affordable rides to space’

The Air Force planned to release the final request for proposals for the Launch Service Procurement last week but Pentagon approval to issue the RFP was put on temporary hold following a 2019-03-26 meeting with Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Ellen Lord.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralMar 31, 2019Air Force space launch competition caught in political crossfire

The Pentagon requested $44,800,000 for Space Development Agency staffing in 2020.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative FinancialMar 31, 2019Military space gets big boost in Pentagon’s $750 billion budget plan

The Pentagon requested $15,000,000 in 2020 to develop transport layer architecture and standards for the Space Development Agency.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipMar 31, 2019Military space gets big boost in Pentagon’s $750 billion budget plan

The president’s proposed national defense budget for 2020 totals $750 billion, including $718,000,000,000 for the Department of Defense and $32,000,000,000 for national security programs performed by the Department of Energy’s nuclear laboratories and other agencies.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipMar 31, 2019Military space gets big boost in Pentagon’s $750 billion budget plan

The Pentagon requested $30,000,000 in 2020 for LEO missile warning ground integration for the Space Development Agency.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipMar 31, 2019Military space gets big boost in Pentagon’s $750 billion budget plan

The Pentagon requested $15,000,000 in 2020 for a space-based discrimination assessment for the Space Development Agency.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipMar 31, 2019Military space gets big boost in Pentagon’s $750 billion budget plan

The Pentagon proposed shifting $165,000,000,000 of the $718,000,000,000 DoD budget into the Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) account in its 2020 budget plan.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative FinancialMar 31, 2019Military space gets big boost in Pentagon’s $750 billion budget plan

The Pentagon requested $15,000,000 in 2020 for a space-based interceptors study for the Space Development Agency.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipMar 31, 2019Military space gets big boost in Pentagon’s $750 billion budget plan

The Pentagon proposed setting aside $3,600,000,000 of military construction funds in 2020 to help build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralMar 31, 2019Military space gets big boost in Pentagon’s $750 billion budget plan

The Pentagon requested $20,000,000 in 2020 to develop a proliferated low Earth orbit sensor network for the Space Development Agency.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipMar 31, 2019Military space gets big boost in Pentagon’s $750 billion budget plan

The Pentagon requested $85,000,000 in 2020 for Space Development Agency space technology development and prototyping.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative FinancialMar 31, 2019Military space gets big boost in Pentagon’s $750 billion budget plan

The Pentagon requested $10,000,000 in 2020 for commercial procurement of space situational awareness services and launch of small satellites in low Earth orbit for the Space Development Agency.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative FinancialMar 31, 2019Military space gets big boost in Pentagon’s $750 billion budget plan

The Pentagon plans to stand up a Space Development Agency in 2020 under the authority of the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative PlanMar 31, 2019Military space gets big boost in Pentagon’s $750 billion budget plan

The Pentagon plans to seek establishment of a U.S. Space Force within the Department of the Air Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative PlanMar 31, 2019Military space gets big boost in Pentagon’s $750 billion budget plan
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