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NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce partnered with the Department of Defense to award seven contracts to U.S. commercial space firms for Space Situational Awareness data analysis.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipDec 6, 2022U.S. Department awards contracts for space traffic coordination pilot project

The Office of Space Commerce and the Department of Defense signed an agreement in September formalizing their commitment to cooperate on space situational awareness and related activities.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseTechnical ProductDec 6, 2022Defense, Commerce Departments select companies to prototype space traffic management solutions

The Office of Space Commerce is working closely with the Department of Defense on the MEO/GEO pilot project and the overall migration of commercial and civil SSA responsibilities to the Department of Commerce.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipDec 6, 2022U.S. Department awards contracts for space traffic coordination pilot project

The U.S. military currently performs spaceflight safety services that the Department of Commerce is directed to provide under the 2018 presidential policy.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralDec 6, 2022Defense, Commerce Departments select companies to prototype space traffic management solutions

The Office of Space Commerce is working closely with the Department of Defense on the MEO-GEO pilot project and the overall migration of commercial and civil space situational awareness responsibilities to the Commerce Department.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipDec 6, 2022Defense, Commerce Departments select companies to prototype space traffic management solutions

Calvelli encouraged space startups to innovate and utilize DoD seed-funding programs like those from SpaceWERX and the Defense Innovation Unit.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralDec 6, 2022Space Force procurement chief emphatic about the ‘need for speed’

As use of commercial space rises, threats must be evaluated and mitigated to ensure the Department of Defense does not become overly dependent on capabilities that may not be available during armed conflict.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralDec 5, 2022Advisory panel to examine DoD’s demand for commercial space systems

The Pentagon's top research official directed the Defense Science Board to examine the military's growing demand for commercial space technology.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralDec 5, 2022Advisory panel to examine DoD’s demand for commercial space systems

Adversaries could disrupt Department of Defense access to space products and services by competing as users of the same systems.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseTechnical ProductDec 5, 2022Advisory panel to examine DoD’s demand for commercial space systems

The planned permanent Keystone Space Innovation Center will serve as the headquarters for the Keystone Space Collaborative and enable AFWERX and other Department of Defense organizations to grow in the region.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseTechnical ProductDec 5, 2022Space Innovation Center planned for Pittsburgh

The Department of Defense faces a challenge in de-conflicting the needs of different users of space products.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralDec 5, 2022Advisory panel to examine DoD’s demand for commercial space systems

Heidi Shyu wants the panel to address how the Department of Defense should acquire commercial space services such as satellite-based communications and Earth imaging.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseTechnical ProductDec 5, 2022Advisory panel to examine DoD’s demand for commercial space systems

Prior to China’s 2007 anti-satellite test, Pentagon thinking favored making satellites as capable as possible to minimize the number that needed to be launched.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralDec 4, 2022U.S. Space Force chief: The use of space technology in Ukraine ‘is what we can expect in the future’

The U.S. Department of Defense released a 174-page 2022 report titled Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China on 2022-11-29.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralNov 29, 2022Pentagon report: China’s space strategy shaped by technological change

The Pentagon requested $139,000,000 for MEO missile-warning satellites in the 2023 budget.

Mentioned as: The PentagonTechnical ProductNov 28, 2022Demonstration of new layer of missile-warning satellites planned for 2026

The Pentagon requested $139,000,000 for medium Earth orbit missile-warning satellites in the 2023 budget.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative FinancialNov 27, 2022Millennium Space’s missile-warning satellite clears design review

The Pentagon is requesting funding for as many as four medium Earth orbit missile-warning satellites to be launched from 2026 to 2028.

Mentioned as: the pentagonTechnical ProductNov 27, 2022Millennium Space’s missile-warning satellite clears design review

Congressional committees in markups proposed increases of anywhere from $100,000,000 to $300,000,000 above the Pentagon’s request to speed up deployment of the medium Earth orbit constellation.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative FinancialNov 27, 2022Millennium Space’s missile-warning satellite clears design review

Boeing attributed Boeing Defense, Space & Security’s third-quarter nearly $3,000,000,000 losses to poor-performing Pentagon programs and the long-delayed Starliner capsule.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipNov 17, 2022Boeing reorganizes defense unit, Kay Sears to lead space and launch business

Boeing engineers demonstrated a new technology that can prevent jamming attempts on U.S. Department of Defense satellite communications (SATCOM).

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralNov 15, 2022Boeing’s new autonomous anti-jam capabilities for U.S. Space Force SATCOM program
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