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Air Force

Air Force Aims To Make Routine Satellite Operations More Efficient

By Marc Selinger

Thursday, September 21st, 2017

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Air Force Aims To Make Routine Satellite Operations More Efficient

Artist’s illustration of the GPS IIF satellite. Photo: Boeing.

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- The U.S. Air Force is looking for ways to make its routine satellite operations more efficient so that operators have more time to think creatively in contested space environments, according to a space official.Increasing the amount of automation and delegating activities to commercial providers are among the options the Air Force is considering, said Col. Jennifer Grant, commander of the 50th Space Wing at Schriever Air Force Base in Colorado.“I think both of those are currently on…

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