A Framework for Building a Civil Reserve Space Program

Abstract

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has been leveraging commercial space services for military operations for decades, primarily in the area of satellite communications (SATCOM) and remote sensing. In more recent years, the opportunities for DoD to leverage a variety of commercial space capabilities have expanded as the commercial space industry has evolved and grown substantially. Additionally, DoD recognizes that the U.S. commercial space industry is an element of national power, and its interests and efforts in developing a tighter partnership with the commercial space industry have been increasing. A conceptual partnership arrangement that is akin to the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) program has recently gained attention as one avenue for building a close partnership between DoD and the commercial space industry.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2023
Accession Number
AD1215756

Entities

People

  • George Nacouzi
  • Yool Kim

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Transportation
  • Aircrafts
  • Combat Readiness
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Commercial Aviation
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Space Force
  • Space Operations
  • Systems Engineering
  • Transportation
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • United States Transportation Command

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Economics
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space