Role of Internal Research and Development (IRAD) in Major Space Systems Development

Market demand for space products and services continues to grow, from satellite constellations to space exploration, and for commercial, civil space and national security applications.  Increasingly, the US government is looking for industry to invest in systems that will benefit their missions to stimulate competition, accelerate innovation and shift certain roles to the private sector. Large companies, from primes to…

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A Critical Link: Investing in the Supply Chain

Spaceflight mission operations depend on more than launch vehicles and spacecraft—they rely on a deep, interconnected industrial base where a single weak supplier, long-lead component, or constrained process can become a mission-stopping point of failure. As launch cadence accelerates, constellations scale, and national security and commercial programs compete for many of the same specialized inputs,…

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