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Accession Number:

AD1209919

Title:

Leveraging Commercial Space Services: Opportunities and Risks for the Department of the Air Force (Research Summary)

Author(s):

• Wong, Jonathan P.
• Kim, Yool
• Langeland, Krista
• Nacouzi, George
• Grocholski, Kirista R.
• Balk, Jonathan
• Patel, Karishma V.
• Bicksler, Barbara

Author Organization(s):

• RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA

Report Date:

2023-09-07

Abstract:

The expanding commercial space industry offers services that could help the Department of Defense (DoD) meet its mission requirements more efficiently. These services range from commercial satellite communications (COMSATCOM) and remote sensing to collecting weather data; positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT); and space domain awareness. To better position itself to take advantage of these services, the Department of the Air Force (DAF) asked RAND Project AIR FORCE to help identify opportunities, risks, and challenges that the DAF might encounter when leveraging commercial space services in select mission and capability areas.

Document Type:

Conference:

Journal:

Pages:

2

File Size:

0.06MB

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Grants:

Descriptors:

• air force
• space force
• department of defense
• military operations
• artificial satellites
• combat readiness
• satellite communications
• space based
• united states
• contracted services
• corporations
• delphi method
• remote sensing
• warfare
• business administration
• investments

Communities of Interest:

• Space

Distribution Statement:

Approved For Public Release

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