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State of Space Industrial Base Report

2022-09-01T12:00:00Z

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<div class="ExternalClassE4344AE7C7854B67B3D503871B7A5F72">The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), the United States Space Force (USSF), and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) have jointly released the <a href="https://www.diu.mil/latest/state-of-the-space-industrial-base-2022">2022 State of the Space Industrial Base Report</a>. This is the fourth annual installment that assesses progress in retaining U.S. leadership in commercial, civil and national security space in an increasingly competitive strategic era. The report represents the collective voice of approximately 350 industry experts who gathered between May 25 and June 3, 2022 to provide inputs and recommendations on how best to nurture and grow a healthy space industrial base and national security innovation base. The recommendations aim to provide insights and feedback to the Administration, the National Space Council, senior policymakers across the executive departments, Congress, and the venture capital and private investor communities, as well as the broader commercial space ecosystem. “The advantage America enjoys today stems from our space industrial base. We must work together to ensure that it remains a strong, effective, and innovative partner in sustaining American space superiority. The 2020 Defense Space Strategy recognizes that commercial space activities have expanded significantly in both volume and diversity,” General J.W. Raymond, Chief of Space Operations, the United States Space Force. The report describes the current strategic competition landscape in space, and the significant stakes involved. The report further outlines participant concerns, namely that, absent proactive measures, China seeks to surpass the U.S. as the dominant space power by 2045 if not earlier, an observation shared by the Atlantic Council this year. The report highlights participant concerns that the agile engineering ecosystem, the hallmark of the modern space era, is at risk due to legacy policy and procurement practices within the U.S. bureaucracy that are more properly aligned with 1962 than the present. Congress established a commission to address this issue in the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act. “The U.S. is making some improvement in accelerating the adoption of commercially-sourced solutions for both civil and national security space applications,” said Steve “Bucky” Butow, director of the space portfolio for DIU. “But more needs to be done to reduce the bureaucratic ‘roadblocks’ that stifle commercial innovation and slow the pace of technological advancement across the Department of Defense and with our key allies and partners.” Participants agreed that countering China’s hegemonic ambitions requires innovation and policy reform that is aligned with national priorities of this century rather than the previous one. The report summarizes the insights of the participants regarding how the U.S. can retain its leadership position in space by accelerating the adoption of commercially-sourced solutions for both civil and national security space applications, while reducing the bureaucratic roadblocks that stifle innovation and slow the pace of technological advancement. “Industry feedback highlighted the need to accelerate to regain strategic leadership from China, as well as the specific actions that need to be taken,” said Colonel Eric J. Felt, Director, Architecture, Science & Technology, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force For Space Acquisition and Integration. “For the DOD, we need to harness the power of commercial innovation by buying more commercial services, more quickly, when they show value toward accelerating our resilient hybrid space architecture.” The report provides detailed evaluations and recommendations in eight topic areas: 1) a ‘North Star’ vision for the economic development and human settlement of space; 2) launch services; 3) hybrid space communications; 4) in-space transportation and logistics; 5) next generation power and propulsion; 6) remote sensing and traffic management; 7) policy and finance; and 8) workforce and STEM education. Top-level recommendations include establishing an enduring whole-of-nation vision for space; enabling priority processing of licenses and environmental clearances for national security critical systems; elevating the Office of Space Commerce; accelerating DoD processes to rapidly acquire commercial operational capabilities; catalyzing domestic supply chains to strengthen the space industrial base; and advancing next-gen capabilities of off-world resource extraction, manufacturing, and energy production.</div>

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A Real R2D2 To Fix Satellites In Space?

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A Real R2D2 To Fix Satellites In Space?

2022-09-01T12:00:00Z

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<div class="ExternalClass93128A715A5F4FC9BA839B5E3CE1B307">For years, space system acquirers and operators have dreamt about robots in space capable of repairing satellites. You see, unlike most of our weapon systems, once our space systems are launched into orbit, there is very little we can do to fix hardware problems. We can still update software and switch from the primary component's side to the redundant side--if we've designed in redundancy--but we haven't been able to repair or refuel (except in rare cases like when astronauts repaired the Hubble Telescope). Enter real R2D2 robots!! See this <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-ula-launch-rogue-space-robots-orbit-debris-satellites-2022-8">Business Insider article </a>about Rogue Space Systems plans to launch robots and what their capabilities will be.</div>

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DAU Continues Robust, Comprehensive and Diverse Industry Engagement

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DAU Continues Robust, Comprehensive and Diverse Industry Engagement

2022-08-31T12:00:00Z

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<div class="ExternalClassDF04828CA9DA43CB919DC45BB890D6D4">A principle and ongoing DAU initiative is to make industry partners part of DAU’s dynamic network through a robust outreach & communications strategy. DAU continues to reach out to and interact with industry in a variety of ways. DAU personnel interactions with industry since 1 Oct 2021 included: <ul> <li>Industry completions of DAU Courses: <ul> <li>Industry course completions since inception: 458,229</li> <li>Industry course completions since 1 Oct 21: 8,159</li> <li>Industry speakers included in DAU courses since 1 Oct 21: 34</li> <li>Industry attendance at numerous DAU Workshops, Web Events and In-person Events. One example was an Other Transactions Authority Workshop provided to 149 federal and industry personnel</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul> <li>DAU personnel attended various membership association meetings or industry trade association meetings. On several occasions DAU provided presentations to these associations; for example: <ul> <li>Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International,</li> <li>National Contract Management Association,</li> <li>Project Management Institute</li> <li>National Defense Industrial Association</li> <li>George Mason University’s Center for Government Contracting, and</li> <li>Aerospace Industries Association </li> </ul> </li> <li>DAU’s ongoing partnership with Raytheon, Boeing, and Lockheed enabled DAU personnel to take selected program management courses provided by these defense contractors. In turn, DAU has provided tailored training to Lockheed’s Program Management Institute about DoD budget, budget documents, and earned value management.</li> <li>DAU continues to participate on monthly conference calls coordinated by the Office of the Undersecretary Secretary of Defense [Acquisition and Sustainment] (OUSD(A&S)). The call is with dozens of industry trade associations who attend to exchange information with DoD.</li> <li>DAU has provides Mission Assistance to DoD customers and, in many cases, DAU customers invite their contractors attend the interaction. An example of this type of interaction was DAU’s assistance to the U.S. Air Force’s F-15EX program office. DAU provided Integrated Baseline Review Training to the program office and 61 people from Boeing, the prime contractor, were also in attendance.</li> </ul></div>

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Global Space Economy Hit $469B In 2021

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Global Space Economy Hit $469B In 2021

2022-08-05T12:00:00Z

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<div class="ExternalClass874CC6DD221D4196A9864E0D4B735EEF">The Space Foundation released the 2022 Space Report which takes data from around the globe to calculate the space economy. It turns out the global space economy hit $469B in 2021 and rocketed up 9% from 2020. The commercial sector makes up the majority of the total and 1,022 spacecraft have already been placed into orbit from Jan-Jun 2022. For the full report, go to the <a href="https://www.spacefoundation.org/2022/07/27/the-space-report-2022-q2/">Space Foundation website.</a></div>

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