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November 19th, 2021
The State of the Space Industrial Base 2021- Infrastructure & Services for Economic Growth & National Security has been released.
The report was written by officials from the U.S. Space Force, the Air Force Research Laboratory and the Defense Innovation Unit.
This 92-page document summarizes discussions held with more than 250 government, industry and academic experts.
Credit: State of the Space Industrial Base 2021
Central message
As its central message, the report paints a picture of a U.S. space industrial base that is “tactically strong but strategically fragile.” While the pace of innovation and investment in the U.S. is at an all-time high, the report cautions that this will not be sustained “without strategic direction, robust adoption of commercial space capabilities expressed in meaningful contract opportunities,” among other elements.
Credit: State of the Space Industrial Base 2021
One key aspect of the report is “Build Back Beyond: Incorporate the Moon into the Earth’s Economic Sphere by Catalyzing the Space Superhighway.”
To read the full document, go to:
Also, go to this Atlantic Council-hosted video discussion of the report at:
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/state-of-the-space-industrial-base-2021/
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