Space Development Agency
Griffin’s departure stirs questions about the future of the Space Development Agency
Griffin’s resignation leaves the SDA without a major advocate inside the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
Space Development Agency wants to demonstrate hardware before merging with Space Force
Tournear: “I would contend that we need enough runway to be able to demonstrate that military utility."
Space Force acquisition reform proposals still being revised
Shawn Barnes: “We’re very hopeful that we’ll get that report to Congress in short order."
Op-ed | The Space Development Agency must be a constructive disruptor
SDA must be allowed to operate outside of legacy acquisition systems until it has had time to innovate, flourish and deliver.
DoD to test laser communications terminals in low Earth orbit
The Space Development Agency says optical inter-satellite links are "one of the most critical technologies to be demonstrated."
Space Development Agency to deploy hypersonic missile defense satellites by 2022
A June 5 solicitation for a “tracking phenomenology experiment” is a step in the development of a sensor network in space to track hypersonic missiles.
Space Development Agency scouting the market for launch services
SDA wants information on "potential launch solutions" for its first 30 satellites to be deployed in low Earth orbit.
Air Force says Space Development Agency should be in the Space Force now, not later
Air Force Secretary Barrett is pushing back on a proposal that would delay transferring the SDA to the Space Force until October 2022.
Space Development Agency to seek bids for its first constellation
SDA will issue a final solicitation for bids for the mesh network of satellites known as “transport layer” around May 1.
SDA evaluates cloud computing for speed, flexibility
The Space Development Agency (SDA) is evaluating how cloud computing could bolster its campaign to quickly identify and track missiles.
Acquisition in state of confusion: Questions loom on the role of the Space Development Agency
The U.S. Space Force is just beginning to organize as a new branch of the armed forces and its leaders face a daunting to-do list. High on that list is figuring out the management of space acquisitions.
Will Space Force oversight constrain SDA? Current and former bosses offer contrasting views.
The current and former directors of the Pentagon’s Space Development Agency (SDA) offered differing views of congressional direction placing SDA under the U.S. Space Force.
Government, industry officials share small satellite cybersecurity concerns
Cybersecurity was a recurring theme at the SmallSat Symposium here.
Space Development Agency to start building its first constellation of surveillance satellites
The agency issued a broad area announcement on “National Defense Space Architecture Systems, Technologies and Emerging Capabilities.”
Space Development Agency in state of uncertainty
Griffin warned that projects are being delayed and some may be prevented from happening because of the lack of funding.
Derek Tournear named permanent director of the Space Development Agency
DoD calls Tournear the “first permanent director of the Space Development Agency.”
