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AFRL Seeks New Mission Planning Tools for Satellites

AFRL Seeks New Mission Planning Tools for Satellites
Joel Mozer, director for Science, Technology and Research for the U.S. Space Force, discusses the future of space at the 2022 Space Futures Workshop in Boulder, Colo. on Nov. 29, 2022 (Photo by NewSpace New Mexico provided to AFRL)

The Space Dynamics Laboratory at Utah State University and the Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) space vehicles directorate at Kirtland AFB, N.M., want industry input on new mission planning tools for satellites. AFRL's space vehicles directorate has been exploring how to integrate a network of U.S. military, allied, and commercial satellites that have different sizes, orbits, and phenomenologies. The AFRL Hybrid Architecture Demonstrations team wants industry insights on new technologies to aid mission planning for "the diverse and proliferated" Hybrid…

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