New SDA Head Kennedy Quits; Turmoil Erupts In DoD Space

New SDA Head Kennedy Quits; Turmoil Erupts In DoD Space
New SDA Head Kennedy Quits; Turmoil Erupts In DoD Space

SDA Director Fred Kennedy steps down, amid turmoil within the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Mike Griffin.

DARPA’s R3D2: Big Company Makes Small Sat Fast

DARPA’s R3D2: Big Company Makes Small Sat Fast
DARPA’s R3D2: Big Company Makes Small Sat Fast

The R3D2 spacecraft’s cutting-edge antenna is “compressed into a small volume and then blooms on orbit,” explains Northrop Grumman’s Scott Stapp.

DARPA Blackjack: Who’ll Get Prized Satellite Tech, Air Force Or SDA?

DARPA Blackjack: Who’ll Get Prized Satellite Tech, Air Force Or SDA?
DARPA Blackjack: Who’ll Get Prized Satellite Tech, Air Force Or SDA?

Large networks of small, cheap satellites derived from commercial technology would be harder for China or Russia to kill than a handful of expensive, exquisite military-unique birds. But who gets to build it?

SDA’s Kennedy: Cislunar Space The Next Military Frontier

SDA’s Kennedy: Cislunar Space The Next Military Frontier
SDA’s Kennedy: Cislunar Space The Next Military Frontier

As commercial activities such as mining expand from Earth to the Moon, there will be “a need for the equivalent to a Navy or Air Force” to protect that region of space, says SDA chief Fred Kennedy.

Pentagon Commercial Space Choices Widen As Space Unicorns Blossom

Pentagon Commercial Space Choices Widen As Space Unicorns Blossom
Pentagon Commercial Space Choices Widen As Space Unicorns Blossom

Venture capital funds are pouring money into space start-ups — including a number of firms being eyed by DoD –with investment in 2018 hitting a record high of $3.2 billion.