Space Launch: Coordination Mechanisms Facilitate Interagency Information Sharing on Acquisitions

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DOD)including the Air Force and the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) spend over a billion dollars per year on space launch. These launches are for satellites, probes, and cargo capsules that are critical for carrying out government functions such as protected military communications, missile warning, navigation, intelligence collection, scientific discovery, and delivering supplies to the International Space Station.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 09, 2017
Accession Number
AD1153373

Entities

People

  • Cristina T. Chaplain

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Congress
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • House Of Representatives
  • Information Exchange
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Launch Vehicles
  • Lessons Learned
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Payload
  • Teamwork
  • United States
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Missile Defense Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Space
  • Space - Satellites