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First Space Acquisition Council Meeting Expected Later This Month

First Space Acquisition Council Meeting Expected Later This Month
Lt. Gen. John Thompson, Space and Missile Systems Center commander and program executive officer for space, presented a special gift to Dr. Will Roper, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, during Air Force Space Pitch Day, Nov. 5, 2019, San Francisco, Calif. Air Force Space Pitch Day is a two-day event demonstrating the department’s willingness and ability to work with non-traditional start-ups. (U.S. Air Force photo by Van De Ha)

The initial meeting of a congressionally mandated Space Acquisition Council is expected to occur in late February, space defense officials said Feb. 5. The Space Acquisition Council was one requirement lawmakers imposed on the Defense Department to stand up the U.S. Space Force, the U.S. military’s sixth branch, on Dec. 20, 2019. Stakeholders on that council are expected to determine what its charter should be, and how its responsibilities might change as the Space Force matures, said Shawn Barnes of…

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