Kaitlyn Johnson, of the Aerospace Security Project, welcomed the SPACECOM-NRO conversation, noting that it is “a big deal,” especially since “Russia has conducted electronic and cyber counterspace attacks already” in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
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The House Armed Services Committee would require Space Force to establish specific requirements for satellite protection prior to starting any major new acquisition program.
By Theresa Hitchens
“2026 is the fight we’ve got to get ready for,” said Space System Command head Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein.
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SWAC Director Andrew Cox joked that his office would be “building Pinocchios” if it can’t move its blueprints for change into real-boy programs with funding behind them.
By Theresa Hitchens
In 2022, the Pentagon will need to see real movement on acquisition reform to reduce long understood vulnerabilities that have been essentially ignored for many years.
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“We made it clear when we stood this up that it is going to be an evolutionary process, and that we just stood up the bare bones in the first year — because it’s hard enough to do that,” Rep. Mike Rogers said. “And we’re putting the flesh on the bones each year trying to mature it in a slow and pragmatic fashion, and do it right.”
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Despite increasing threats to and from space, the new priorities document stresses that “confrontation or conflict” is not inevitable.
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“Congress can hold politicals accountable — not so much with the uniformed officers,” one former DoD official said.
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The space rush will result in tens of thousands of new assets launched within the decade, which will create a “truly enormous” cyber attack surface, said Sam Visner, a technical fellow at the MITRE Corporation.
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Instead of focusing on the pressing need to shore up vulnerabilities in current and near-term space capabilities, says one critic, Space Force and SPACECOM are “all off trying to train for how they’re going to go fight a space war.”
By Theresa Hitchens
The Biden team wants to “start to lean away from … the pugilistic aspects” of Trump-era space policy, says one well-placed insider.
By Theresa Hitchens
ABL’s planned timeline would see the vehicle integration of the RS-1 this quarter, with a test launch in the third quarter of this year and the first commercial launch sometime after the end of the year.
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“Security in space is different than security on Earth,” says Jeb Linton of IBM Watson. “If you lose command and control for even five minutes, your satellite could be completely shut down.”
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From 150 down to two — that’s how intense and ruthless the competition is going to be to win the Pentagon’s nod for the small launch vehicle market.
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