That pilot project will use SPACECOM's Unified Data Library (UDL) as a data base, DalBello said, because Commerce is still in the early stages of creating its own cloud-based data storage capability, called the Open Architecture Data Repository (OADR).
The Office of Space Commerce, in part, is trying to define the scope of what "basic" services it will provide for free, and what else it might do for a fee.
It’s about improving existing platforms with autonomy, and applying AI, edge computing, quantum encryption, and sensor fusion.
The MoA will be followed by a set of annexes that include how the Defense Department will share funds, personnel and/or technology to help the Office of Space Commerce stand up a civil structure for space situational awareness (SSA).
"Right now we're on track to have a major collision in Low Earth Orbit roughly every 10 years. And that problem is only getting worse and worse," said AGI CEO Paul Graziani.