Point-to-point space transport is “a decade plus, maybe even multiple decades, in the future for that to be economical and practical from any commercial standpoint,” Carissa Christensen, CEO of Bryce Space and Technologies, says.
By Theresa HitchensModernizing military simulation with open systems architecture
Best-of-breed common models and architecture enable virtual training and testing with the same data in a cyber-resilient posture.
SIA says there could be as many as 107,671 satellites on orbit by 2029. There are now slightly fewer than 3,000.
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“The DoD system is not scalable to meet the demands of a growing number of objects in space and to deal with an increasing number of space operators,” the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) report says.
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“Failure to conduct sustainable and transparent operations in an environment with a growing number of players may lead to conflict if careless behavior or unannounced proximity operations are interpreted as hostile acts,” says Aerospace Corp.’s James Vedda.
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“Putting non-maneuverable cubesats into LEO in densely populated orbits … is like putting go-carts on the freeway. Nobody would do that,” says Viasat’s John Janka.
By Theresa Hitchens O’Connell said that the “silver lining” to the near miss of two defunct US satellites over Pittsburg on Jan. 29 is that “people are beginning to realize that these near misses are taking place much more frequently.”
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LeoLabs CEO and co-founder Dan Ceperley says the firm has a mission “to drive a new era of transparency in LEO.”
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How to unlock innovation and savings for DoD: “commercial,” not COTS
Overmatch is fleeting and while traditional acquisitions can’t always keep up with new threats, a different and approved practice can.
“Of all people, it’s the ‘space warmongers’ doing the most to try to sustain the (space) environment,” one DoD official said.
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The new satellite export control rules being finalized by the Commerce and State Depts. will take into account the “need to maintain export controls with some countries, while streamlining them for others,” says Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross.
By Theresa Hitchens Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and debris mitigation can be seen as just “another high-end data analytics problem,” says Kevin O’Connell, of the Commerce Department.
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House appropriators rejected Trump’s plan to put satellite regulation under the Commerce Department and chide Secretary Wilbur Ross for his refusal to testify on the 2020 budget request.
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The Air Force can’t regulate civilian satellites. The White House wants the Commerce Department to do it. But Democrats say FAA.
By Theresa Hitchens Industry officials say there remain strong pockets of resistance to any new regulations, especially among aggressive space startups.
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