As Department of Defense plans for the next-generation space systems in an increasingly challenging fiscal and security environment, it is important to apply lessons learned from past space acquisition, which had experienced many difficulties.

Acquisition of Space Systems: Past Problems and Future Challenges (Volume 7)

History

Kim, Yool

Military

RAND Corporation

As the United States creates the Space Force as a service within the Department of the Air Force, RAND assessed which units to bring into the Space Force, analyzed career field sustainability, and drew lessons from other defense organizations. The report focuses on implications for effectiveness, efficiency, independence, and sense of identity for the new service.

Separate Space: Creating a Military Service for Space

Morgan, Forrest E.

Ross, Shirley M.

Crown, John S.

Camm, Frank

Knopman, Debra

Spirtas, Michael

Joon Bae, Sebastian

Bond, M. Scott

Simmons, Elaine

To address concerns that warfare could extend to space, the national security space community has taken steps to enhance space mission assurance (SMA), leading to an increasing demand for assessments of SMA. The authors describe decisionmaker needs for assessments of SMA, challenges for conducting assessments, the shortfalls that may result from the challenges, and options for addressing the shortfalls.

Enhancing Assessments of Space Mission Assurance

Berry, Matthew

Dimarogonas, James

Alkire, Brien

Martin, Nicholas

Lingel, Sherrill

Blancett, David

Inamdar, Niraj

Nacouzi, George

Williams, William A.

Predd, Joel B.

The United States newest military service, the U.S. Space Force (USSF), has a unique opportunity to take advantage of the widening range of commercial capabilities and create a new culture and new management processes to respond to the growing challenges presented by potential adversaries in space. The authors describe an unconstrained ?clean sheet? approach to space acquisition for USSF designed around the new service?s unique mission.

A Clean Sheet Approach to Space Acquisition in Light of the New Space Force

Science & Math

Shelton, William

Newberry, Sydne

Gehlhaus, Diana

Cook, Cynthia R.

Barton, Charlie

Eusebi, Kelly Elizabeth

Kim, Moon

McKErnan, Megan

Steiner, Colby P.

Research

Commercial Space Capabilities and Market Overview: The Relationship Between Commercial Space Developments and the U.S. Department of Defense

Business & Money

Dolan, Brian

Grocholski, Krista Romita

Khan, Raza

Yonekura, Emmi

Industries

As the U.S. Space Force (USSF) pursues rapid acquisition of warfighting capabilities, a key question is whether the streamlining techniques being used to get new space systems to operators quickly create mission assurance vulnerabilities. The authors of this report examine the techniques being used to accelerate USSF acquisition, the risks associated with them, their potential impact on mission assurance, and the possible mitigations.

Ensuring Mission Assurance While Conducting Rapid Space Acquisition

Engineering & Transportation

Shokh, Yuliya

Sousa, Éder

Engineering

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