U.S. Space Development Agency Prepares For Critical Tech Demonstrations

GA-75 spacecraft

The SDA is partnering with General Atomics to test space-to-space optical communications via two company-built terminals hosted on two GA-75 spacecraft.

Credit: General Atomics
The Space Development Agency is on the cusp of proving out a massive experiment in Pentagon acquisition and military space operations. First, it must relay data among its on-orbit systems, from space to an airborne system and to ground receivers. The five-year-old agency’s signature Proliferated...
Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Los Angeles.

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