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Space RCO Places First Delivery Orders for R2C2

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Space RCO Places First Delivery Orders for R2C2
Then Vice Chief of Space Operations (VCSO) Gen. David D. Thompson presented the guidon to Kelly Hammett, Space Rapid Capabilities Office director and program executive officer, during an assumption of leadership ceremony at Kirtland AFB, N.M. on Aug. 12, 2022. The current VCSO, Gen. Michael Guetlein, replaced Thompson, who retired in February (Department of the Air Force Photo)

The Space Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) at Kirtland AFB, N.M., said that it has placed the first $12 million in delivery orders for the Rapid Resilient Command and Control (R2C2) program to field software for cloud-based satellite operations that will allow quick repositioning of satellites to respond to orbital events. The Space RCO and the U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command--the traditional acquisition arm of the Space Force--began the program in February last year. "The program will deliver critical,…

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