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Air Force

HASC STRATCOM Mark Pushes for More Commercial Space Domain Awareness Tech

By Vivienne Machi

Sunday, June 21st, 2020

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HASC STRATCOM Mark Pushes for More Commercial Space Domain Awareness Tech

The Space Development Agency's notional space layer architecture as outlined by new director Fred Kennedy April 9, 2019. Image: Vivienne Machi/Staff

The House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee wants to see a report on the nascent Space Development Agency (SDA)’s plans to procure commercial services, particularly for the “top priorities” of a new transport layer in low-Earth Orbit (LEO) and a missile defense layer. The subcommittee’s mark of the FY ’21 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), released June 21, notes that the SDA “has an important mission but that the establishment of this agency has been rocky.” “The committee supported the…

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