United States Space Force and Space Systems Command details of their joint reverse engineering event with the National Security Space Association in 2023.
The National Security Space Association (NSSA) is a
The NSSA works with the
United States government interactions and events
The NSSA, though legally a civilian non-profit, hosts and organizes in association with the
In 2020, the NSSA called on the United States government to reform "space security policy, practices and governance structures."[7] The NSSA specifically cited that present rules around classification prevented military and intelligence agencies from reliably sharing information about threats to Earth from space or to defend satellites.[7] The NSSA said of current rules, that they "...are creating unnecessary challenges to the efficient and effective conduct of the national security space program."[7] The NSSA added, "As a result, the U.S. government is denying itself access to new ideas, technology, capabilities and applications."[7]
In 2023, the NSSA with the
On November 9, 2023, the NSSA briefed the National Space Council of the Executive Office of the President of the United States on space traffic management , civil space
protections , and remote sensing .[4]
On March 12, 2024, the NSSA held a declassified hearing with Sean M. Kirkpatrick , former Director of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) to discuss the 2024 AARO report on unidentified anomalous phenomenon and unidentified flying objects .[8]
NSSA leadership
Board of Advisors
As of March, 2024 the NSSAs Board of Advisors included:[9]
Charles E. Allen , Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, United States Department of Homeland Security
Marc J. Berkowitz , Lockheed Martin , former Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Space Policy
Kari Bingen , Center for Strategic and International Studies , former United States Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (I&S)
Dennis C. Blair , United States Navy (Ret), former Director of National Intelligence
Jim Bridenstine , former Administrator of NASA , former U.S. Representative (R-OK)
Robert Cardillo , former Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Brigadier General Timothy R. Coffin , USA (Ret), Mitre , former commander, White Sands Missile Range
Jim Cooper , former U.S. Representative from Tennessee
General Ronald Fogleman , USAF (Ret), former Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force , member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Susan M. Gordon , former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence (PDDNI), Former deputy director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Jeff Gossel , former director National Air and Space Intelligence Center , and former chairman, Defense Intelligence Space Threats and Operations Committee for the Defense Intelligence Agency
Major General Donald G. Hard , United States Air Force (Ret), former director of Space and Strategic Defense Initiative Programs, Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition
Jeffrey K. Harris , former Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space and director, National Reconnaissance Office
Todd Harrison , Metrea Strategic Insights
Richard Haver , Northrop Grumman , former assistant director of Defense for Intelligence
Stephen Kitay , Azure Space , former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy
Colonel Douglas L. Loverro , United States Air Force (Ret), former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy
Lieutenant General J. Kevin McLaughlin , United States Air Force (Ret), former Deputy Commander, United States Cyber Command
Kevin Meiners , Huddle Up Associates , former deputy director of National Intelligence Enterprise Capacity
Dawn Meyerriecks , former deputy director for Science and Technology , Central Intelligence Agency
Major General Richard O'Lear , United States Air Force (Ret), Former Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, United States Air Force
Dr. Scott Pace , Director of the George Washington University Space Policy Institute , and Former Executive Secretary of the National Space Council
John Paul Parker , Founder, Escape Velocity and Former Intelligence Community Space Executive at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence
General Ellen M. Pawlikowski , United States Air Force (Ret), Former Commander, Air Force Materiel Command
John Serafini , chief executive officer and board member, Hawkeye 360
Mandy Vaughn, chair, NSSA Education and Workforce Development Center
Christopher A. Williams, chair, Moorman Center for Space Studies
Board of Directors
As of March, 2024 the NSSAs board of directors included:[10]
Joseph K. Dodd , Linquest
Brandon Anderson , Zoic Labs
Frank Backes , Capella Space
Major General Clint Crosier , USAF (Ret.), AWS Global Space Business
Maria Demaree , Lockheed Martin
Michael P. Dempsey , Northrop Grumman
Alex Gross , Parsons Corporation
Jerry Howe , Leidos
Steve Jacques , Velos
Stephen Kitay , Azure Space , Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy
David A. Logan , BAE Systems
Brian Loggins , Reinventing Geospatial, Inc.
Chris Long , General Dynamics
General Lester L. Lyles
, Air Force Vice Chief of Staff
Dr. Michelle Parker , Boeing Defense , Space & Security
Gregory Pejic , Leidos , Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy
Dan Piemont , ABL Space Systems
Lee Rizzo , SAIC
Kent Wilcher , KBR
References
^ a b "National Security Space Association" . National Security Space Association . 2024-03-14. Archived from the original on 2023-12-21. Retrieved 2024-03-14 .
^ "National Security Space Association: Our Mission" . National Security Space Association . 2024-03-14. Archived from the original on 2023-08-24. Retrieved 2024-03-14 .
^ Erwin, Sandra (2019-03-27). "National Security Space Association is open for business" . SpaceNews . Retrieved 2024-03-14 .
^ a b c "National Space Council Users' Advisory Group, December 1, 2023, Public Meeting" (PDF) . National Space Council and NASA , page 52 . 2023-12-01. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-03-14. Retrieved 2024-03-14 .
^ a b c "Space Force, Space Systems Command, International Reverse Industry Days 2023" . United States Space Force and Space Systems Command . 2023-12-01. Archived from the original on 2024-03-14. Retrieved 2024-03-14 .
^ "NSIC Space Threats Circuit Briefing Dec 2023" . National Security Space Association . 2024-03-14. Archived from the original on 2024-03-14. Retrieved 2024-03-14 .
^ a b c d Erwin, Sandra (2019-03-27). "Space industry group pushing for change in security clearance policies" . SpaceNews . Retrieved 2024-03-14 .
^ "SpaceTime Series with Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick March, 2024" . National Security Space Association . 2024-03-14. Archived from the original on 2024-03-15. Retrieved 2024-03-14 .
^ "National Security Space Association, Board of Advisors" . National Security Space Association . 2024-03-14. Archived from the original on 2024-03-14. Retrieved 2024-03-14 .
^ "National Security Space Association, Board of Directors" . National Security Space Association . 2024-03-14. Archived from the original on 2024-03-14. Retrieved 2024-03-14 .
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