Space Development Agency
Space Force, DoD agencies, NRO try to get on the same page on future acquisitions
A "program integration council" run by the Space and Missile Systems Center will include representatives from DoD space-buying agencies and the National Reconnaissance Office.
Space Development Agency praised as change agent in Pentagon procurement
SDA's contracting process has impressed industry executives.
Lockheed Martin enlists Tyvak and Telesat for Space Development Agency contract
Lockheed Martin's satellites for the SDA will be about 150 to 200 kilograms and will use Tyvak’s Mavericks platform.
Lockheed Martin, York Space to produce 20 satellites for Space Development Agency
Lockheed Martin received a $187.5 million contract and York Space Systems a $94 million contract for the Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer Tranche 0.
DoD space agency’s programs don’t have to be perfect but have to be fast
Tournear says the Space Development Agency wants to create a market so the industry can plan investments.
U.S. CTO Kratsios named acting undersecretary for research and engineering, Lewis to serve as acting deputy
Kratsios will take over the position previously held by Mike Griffin. Mark Lewis replaces former deputy Lisa Porter.
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.
