Session
Technical Session XIII:Education
Abstract
In the past three years, multiple efforts are underway to improve the United States National Security Space (NSS) posture. New moneys are being added in at the Federal level to develop new protection and resiliency technologies, improve operational constructs, accelerate military and civilian expertise in space systems, and evaluate new policy changes, all with the ultimate goal of maintaining the US's dominant role as guarantor of freedom in space. However, even with the new resources being made available, it isn't enough to completely remake the NSS. Instead, the US Government is going to need to tap into the proven intellectual, developmental, and operational expertise maturing in the small satellite community, most notably within US Academia. Institutions with a commitment and proven success record as developers of space systems and space experts are already being included in prototype efforts. This talk will highlight multiple, parallel efforts the USG is investigating with respect to accelerating outreach to US "space universities" using innovative student-government training programs, establishing a cadre of cleared subject matter experts that reside within US Academia, and providing a streamlined way to introduce new technologies and capabilities into the NSS through the US intelligence community. This talk will also highlight and promote the next series of Space Intelligentsia workshops to be held at Wright-Patterson AFB in 2016.
A New Paradigm for US Academia and the National Security Space Community
In the past three years, multiple efforts are underway to improve the United States National Security Space (NSS) posture. New moneys are being added in at the Federal level to develop new protection and resiliency technologies, improve operational constructs, accelerate military and civilian expertise in space systems, and evaluate new policy changes, all with the ultimate goal of maintaining the US's dominant role as guarantor of freedom in space. However, even with the new resources being made available, it isn't enough to completely remake the NSS. Instead, the US Government is going to need to tap into the proven intellectual, developmental, and operational expertise maturing in the small satellite community, most notably within US Academia. Institutions with a commitment and proven success record as developers of space systems and space experts are already being included in prototype efforts. This talk will highlight multiple, parallel efforts the USG is investigating with respect to accelerating outreach to US "space universities" using innovative student-government training programs, establishing a cadre of cleared subject matter experts that reside within US Academia, and providing a streamlined way to introduce new technologies and capabilities into the NSS through the US intelligence community. This talk will also highlight and promote the next series of Space Intelligentsia workshops to be held at Wright-Patterson AFB in 2016.
