Aerospace’s Office of Technology Transfer (OTT) acts as a critical bridge that facilitates this intentional movement of corporate technology and solutions to industry. As a new office established within the Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO), OTT made significant strides over the past year to elevate the pace and impact of Aerospace’s technology adoption.
Air and Space Forces Magazine – The executive order states that a plan needs to be ready before the budget for FY 2026 is prepared. It also calls for a boost in the Space Development Agency’s “Custody Layer,” a plan to field hundreds of satellites that transfer data and facilitate navigation.
Brig. Gen. Kristin Panzenhagen, program executive officer for Assured Access to Space at Space Systems Command, said: “We’ve been going up pretty steadily at about a 25 to 30% increase [of launches] per year, and I think we’ll continue to increase at that rate for at least the next couple years.
Space RCO selected 10 companies to participate in its inaugural Prime Fusion Pilot Accelerator Program, an initiative aimed at fast-tracking technologies to protect military satellites from orbital threats.
The Aerospace Corporation and Alphabet subsidiary Google Public Sector plan to jointly develop an AI model to predict geomagnetic storms days in advance.
SpaceNews – The GPS III SV-10 satellite will carry an optical communications terminal developed by German aerospace manufacturer Tesat-Spacecom.
SpaceNews – The U.S. Space Force’s Commercial Satellite Communications Office announced major initiatives for fiscal years 2025 and 2026, with the centerpiece being a nearly $900 million program focused on maneuverable satellites in geostationary orbit (GEO).
Aviation Week – In a paper published by Aerospace, Thomas Roberts writes that operations where spacecraft are constantly transferring between orbits would require “massive amounts of propellant.”
Robert Wall for Aviation Week – The U.K. Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is funding a group of in-orbit servicing ventures, to help develop ground rules for planned British rendezvous and proximity operations.
Robert Wall for Aviation Week – Poland’s defense procurement agency is buying four microsatellites, as the country looks to build out its space-based reconnaissance capabilities.
