Report from Headquarters
U.S. Space is New Corporate Member
U.S. Space LLC has become the Space Foundation’s newest Corporate Member. An American-owned and -operated company located in Dulles, Va., U.S. Space offers commercial, privately financed military satellite communications to the U.S. government, including the Department of Defense and the intelligence community. The company was established in January 2009 by a small group of former…
Voice of the Commander
Featured speaker and Strategic Space Symposium co-host* Gen. Kevin P. Chilton, USAF, commander, United States Strategic Command, set the tone for the Symposium with his “wish list” for space: Improved space situational awareness through more data from better sensors, more tools to fuse the data, more displays to make decisions based upon the data, and better…
Voice of the Commands
Following Gen. Chilton’s remarks, the Combatant Command Panel (Joint Operations: Space as a Force Multiplier) panel, moderated by Vice Adm. Carl Mauney, USN, deputy commander, United States Strategic Command (pictured at lectern), offered their perspectives to the Strategic Space Symposium attendees on the space-related challenges, solutions, and opportunities that affect their operations. Lt. Gen. Francis…
NRO Director Cites Collaboration
The Nov. 3 Strategic Space Symposium Keynote Luncheon sponsored by Northrop Grumman featured National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Director Gen. Bruce Carlson, USAF (Retired). Carlson said that the NRO is collaborating with U.S. research and development agencies, including the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Air Force Research Laboratory, and the Naval Research Laboratory, to…
International Perspectives
Two panels of international space leaders, both moderated by Air Commodore Mark Roberts, Royal Air Force, United Kingdom, spoke at the Strategic Space Symposium of the need for collaboration and cooperation. “Space is multi-year, multi-agency, and multi-national,” said Maj. Gen. Stuart Beare, chief of force development, National Defence, Canada. “This means collaboration, cooperation, coordination, and, ultimately,…
Collaboration Improves Intelligence
Featured Strategic Space Symposium speaker Vice Adm. Robert B. Murrett, director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, said that many levels of collaboration – interagency, commercial/government, and international – have improved his agency’s ability to support operational needs. He credited much of the advancement to arrangements with both commercial and international space providers that increase capacity…
Industry Panel Outlines Advice
Moderated by The Aerospace Corporation President and CEO Wanda Austin, Ph.D., the Strategic Space Symposium’s industry panel suggested ideas that they felt could improve their responsiveness to military operations needs. Lt. Gen. Brian Arnold, USAF (Retired), vice president, Space Strategy Space and Airborne Systems, Raytheon Company, cited speed as the most critical factor. David DiCarlo,…
See, Understand, and Act
Speaking at the Nov. 4 Strategic Space Symposium luncheon sponsored by Raytheon, both Lt. Gen. Larry D. James, USAF, commander, JFCC – Space, and Lt. Gen. Kevin T. Campbell, USA, commander, JFCC – Integrated Missile Defense, emphasized that the end objective for their commands is to ensure that warfighters on the ground have the information…
Panel Gives Enlisted Viewpoint
The Strategic Space Symposium’s Enlisted/Officer Space Operator Perspective panel, moderated by Brig. Gen. Michael J. Carey, USAF, deputy director, Global Operations, Global Operations Directorate, United States Strategic Command (pictured), provided insight into what space professionals can do to help on-the-ground warfighters. Panelists comprised: Col. John “J.R.” Riordan, USAF, director of Space Operations Col. William J.…
Students Visit AGS Exhibit Center
As part of the Space Foundation’s educational outreach, more than 300 middle and senior high school students from throughout Nebraska and parts of Iowa toured high-tech space exhibits Nov. 3-4 at the Strategic Space Symposium at the Qwest Center Omaha. The tours were co-sponsored by Lockheed Martin and the NASA Nebraska Space Grant. The student…