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RAND Corporation

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The UK economy lost out on over £1.1 billion in direct benefits according to the evaluation from Rand Europe.

Mentioned as: RAND CorporationNarrative FinancialDec 5, 2025UK’s ESA Funding Cuts Reflect Tightened Priorities Amid Fiscal Uncertainty

The Rand Europe study commissioned by the UK Space Agency was published in July 2025.

Mentioned as: RAND CorporationNarrative GeneralDec 5, 2025UK’s ESA Funding Cuts Reflect Tightened Priorities Amid Fiscal Uncertainty

The 1954 RAND report, Project Feed Back, was a comprehensive study of reconnaissance satellites' feasibility and the means to place them in orbit.

Mentioned as: RAND CorporationNarrative GeneralNov 17, 2025Mapping the dark side of the world (part 1): The KH-5 ARGON geodetic satellite

The RAND Corporation concluded in 1951 that technology for a satellite using TV-like pictures from space was not yet available.

Mentioned as: RAND CorporationNarrative GeneralJun 9, 2025The long road to near-real-time satellite reconnaissance: a chronology

Project RAND conducted a study in 1946 on the technology needed to orbit a satellite.

Mentioned as: RAND CorporationNarrative GeneralJun 9, 2025The long road to near-real-time satellite reconnaissance: a chronology

The FAA and RAND Corporation reported they had gathered enough information to begin making regulations for the safety of commercial spaceflight participants by 2023.

Mentioned as: RAND CorporationNarrative GeneralApr 15, 2024Zero-gravity regulations

The FAA established a group to generate formal commercial spaceflight standards after the RAND report.

Mentioned as: RAND CorporationNarrative GeneralApr 15, 2024Zero-gravity regulations

Ingersoll Rand will acquire ILC Dover for $2,325,000,000 in cash.

Mentioned as: RAND CorporationOrg RelationshipMar 26, 2024Ingersoll Rand to acquire ILC Dover

The RAND Corporation reported that modernizing existing satcom terminals and associated host-platform integration could require significant investment and be lengthy because DoD has more than 17,000 terminals representing about 135 different designs.

Mentioned as: RAND CorporationTechnical ProductJan 14, 2024Army to refine requirements for next-generation satellite terminals

Dr. Lara Schmidt has worked at The Aerospace Corporation since 2019 and previously held several senior positions at RAND Corporation.

Mentioned as: RAND CorporationNarrative GeneralSep 21, 2023The Aerospace Corporation announces significant organizational changes

The RAND Corporation recommended that the learning period should not be extended, advocating for gradual regulation development instead.

Mentioned as: RAND CorporationNarrative GeneralJul 3, 2023Regulating a maturing commercial spaceflight industry

The RAND Corporation and the Wright Air Development Center conducted studies of satellite reconnaissance from 1952 to 1956.

Mentioned as: RAND CorporationTechnical ProductJul 3, 2023Spinning towards the future: crisis response from space

The RAND Corporation prepared a report for Congress that was released on 2023-04-03 recommending that current restrictions on the FAA’s ability to regulate safety for commercial spacecraft be allowed to expire later in 2023.

Mentioned as: RAND CorporationNarrative GeneralApr 10, 2023Report recommends allowing “learning period” for commercial human spaceflight safety regulations to expire

RAND Corp. reported that brief denials and spoofing of PNT during an active military conflict could significantly impact military operations.

Mentioned as: RAND CorporationNarrative GeneralFeb 23, 2022NRO warns satellite operators of possible Russian attacks

The RAND Corporation delivered a study to Congress in April 2020 assessing alternatives to global navigation satellite systems like GPS.

Mentioned as: rand corporationTechnical ProductAug 9, 2021U.S. military doubles down on GPS despite vulnerabilities

A recent RAND report assesses the costs associated with realistic threats to domestic, nonmilitary uses of GPS.

Mentioned as: RAND CorporationNarrative GeneralMay 18, 2021Rand Reports — Analyzing A More Resilient National Positioning, Navigation, And Timing Capability

The data for the maps was sourced from UAV Coach, RAND Corporation, UAV Systems International, and the Library of Congress.

Mentioned as: RAND CorporationNarrative GeneralDec 2, 2020Surfshark publishes map covering drone privacy laws around the world

A RAND Corporation study commissioned by the Air Force recommended that the Space and Missile Systems Center consider supporting more than two launch providers in Phase 2 due to a risk of insufficient certified rockets when Phase 2 starts in 2022.

Mentioned as: rand corporationNarrative GrowthJun 17, 2020SMC commander impressed by ‘technical maturity’ of newly developed U.S. rockets

The RAND study recommended the Air Force provide tailored support to a third launch provider until at least 2023 to ensure sufficient launch suppliers with certified vehicles.

Mentioned as: RANDOrg RelationshipJun 9, 2020Political fight continues over Air Force launch services procurement

RAND characterized the U.S. launch industrial base as having two very aging vehicles in the Atlas and Delta families, with SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy filling the middle of the market.

Mentioned as: RANDTechnical ProductMay 3, 2020RAND finds risk in Air Force plan to support two launch companies
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