AFSPC A5CS SSA Activities

Abstract

With the signing of the National Space Policy in Jun of 2010 and the National Security Space Strategy in January of this year, the Department of Defense and the Air Force have clear direction to preserve vital national security capabilities in space. The ever-growing population of resident space objects necessitates improved Space Situational Awareness (SSA) to ensure safety of flight and enable defensive actions when necessary. The Air Force, through Air Force Space Command, has placed a particular emphasis on increasing National SSA capabilities in the Deep Space environment by fielding technologically advanced systems, seeking partnership opportunities, and identifying areas where data exploitation and technology advancements are needed. Whether the average person realizes it or not, space is integral in our daily life. The global economy has become dependent upon the capabilities space systems provide; the ability to conduct financial transactions, monitor terrestrial weather, provide safe air travel, and communicate around the globe all have become reliant on spacebased capabilities for successful and safe execution and completion. Our lives are impacted daily by the effects of space capabilities

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA550838

Entities

People

  • Hans Thatcher

Organizations

  • Air Force Space Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Deep Space
  • Environment
  • Ground Based
  • Information Operations
  • Maneuvers
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Situational Awareness
  • Space Based
  • Space Environments
  • Space Objects
  • Space Situational Awareness
  • Space Surveillance
  • Space Systems

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Economics

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects