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Challenges in global political affairs have placed increasing demands on the way the United States uses space capabilities to achieve national security objectives. The recent National Security Presidential Directive-49 (NSPD-49) on National Space Policy, dated August 31, 2006, reaffirms the United States commitment to certain key principles in the areas of space law and policy for guiding the conduct of space activities. Implementing courses of action to achieve the goals and objectives associated with these principles will require increasing situational awareness and adaptability to the threat, as well as an ability to evolve the total suite of space capabilities to address emerging threats in new ways. The DoD Executive Agent for Space and the Commander USSTRATCOM have engaged key stakeholders in the National Security Space community to respond to Congress by setting forth a plan for the acquisition of capabilities for Operationally Responsive Space (ORS). The Department of Defense is committed to improving the Nation's means to develop, acquire, field and employ space capabilities in shortened timeframes and more affordable ways. We recognize the need for innovation and responsiveness in delivering space capabilities to all users. This plan outlines our way ahead to establish the essential infrastructure to focus ORS efforts to evolve space capabilities across the National Security Space Enterprise. This report was developed pursuant to Section 913(c) of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (P.L. 109-364).
Challenges in global political affairs have placed increasing demands on the way the United States uses space capabilities to achieve national security objectives. The recent National Security Presidential Directive-49 (NSPD-49) on National Space Policy, dated August 31, 2006, reaffirms the United States commitment to certain key principles in the areas of space law and policy for guiding the conduct of space activities. Implementing courses of action to achieve the goals and objectives associated with these principles will require increasing situational awareness and adaptability to the threat, as well as an ability to evolve the total suite of space capabilities to address emerging threats in new ways. The DoD Executive Agent for Space and the Commander USSTRATCOM have engaged key stakeholders in the National Security Space community to respond to Congress by setting forth a plan for the acquisition of capabilities for Operationally Responsive Space (ORS). The Department of Defense is committed to improving the Nation's means to develop, acquire, field and employ space capabilities in shortened timeframes and more affordable ways. We recognize the need for innovation and responsiveness in delivering space capabilities to all users. This plan outlines our way ahead to establish the essential infrastructure to focus ORS efforts to evolve space capabilities across the National Security Space Enterprise. This report was developed pursuant to Section 913(c) of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (P.L. 109-364).
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DoD invests heavily in space assets to provide the warfighter with intelligence, navigation, and other info. critical to conducting military operations. Despite a substantial investment, senior military commanders have reported shortfalls in tactical space capabilities in each recent major conflict over the past decade. To provide short-term tactical capabilities as well as identify and implement long-term solutions to developing low cost satellites, DoD initiated operationally responsive space (ORS). Following a 2006 review of ORS, the Congress directed DoD to submit a report that sets forth a plan for providing quick acquisition of low cost space capabilities. This report focuses on the status of DoD¿s progress in responding to the Congress. Illustrations.
Strategy is the art of thinking about war before it occurs. Noting that space already plays a role in all of today’s wars, Space Strategy studies how conflicts are extending into this new domain. The book defines extra-atmospheric space and focuses on its varying features and constraints. By exploring the opportunities for action provided by different strategic positions, the book analyzes the most plausible combat scenarios from, against and within space. It explains the concepts of militarization, weaponization and martialization of space and shows how space systems constitute an essential component of information literacy – the key to power in the 21st Century. Space Strategy then demonstrates why our society, having become space-dependent, must take appropriate measures to develop its spatioresilience. Finally, the author summarizes his reflections in the form of a mnemonic listing twelve principles of space strategy. Completed by educational appendices and a glossary containing one thousand entries, Space Strategy meets the needs of students, researchers or any other reader curious about expanding their knowledge of strategy.