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DoD consolidated some organizations under the Space Force while creating the Space Development Agency and the Space Rapid Capabilities Office to quickly develop new systems.
The Space Rapid Capabilities Office has a budget of over $100,000,000 to develop and acquire space technologies using special authorities.
The U.S. Air Force established the Space Rapid Capabilities Office at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico to take the lead in mostly classified critical space programs.
In September, the Space Rapid Capabilities Office, working with NASA Ames Research Center’s small spacecraft prototyping office, awarded Sierra Nevada Corporation a $119,000,000 contract to develop a satellite to gather cloud and theater imagery until the service finds a long-term solution.