U.S. commercial operators conduct more space operations than those in the U.S. military, but China’s space activities are the concern?
Behind in the Space Race: U.S. Military vs. U.S. Space Industry
Category: Defense Support Program
State Wildfires and DoD Infrared Satellites
We're here to help: Using the federal government's military space assets to help against natural disasters seems like a great idea. Or is it?
Seeing Infrared, Part 3: What Does Nearly $3 Billion Buy?
Part 3: It must be nice to never pay attention to a customer's needs, nor offer a compelling product with ground support. SMC's gotchya.
Seeing Infrared, Part 2: Similar Missions, Similar Capabilities
Part 2: The more SMC spends on infrared systems, the more they stay the same...maybe. At least when compared with SBIRS.
Lessons Not Learned, Part Deux
While the first "Lessons Not Learned" analyzed the Space Development Agency's likelihood of achieving its proposed "Space Transport Architecture" on time and on budget, the subject of this analysis was instigated from another Government Accountability Office (GAO) report recently released focusing on the United States Air Force's (USAF) Space and Missile Systems Center’s (SMC) efforts… Continue reading Lessons Not Learned, Part Deux
Examining the U.S. Space Force’s Missions
Reading this post after writing it, I believe some people will be peeved. That’s not the intent. What this analysis does is point where the U.S. Space Force (SF) is TODAY regarding its resources and missions. The SF has inherited the parts of the Air Force that the USAF needed but didn’t really want (or… Continue reading Examining the U.S. Space Force’s Missions
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