From on-orbit to launch, Space Force needs more focus on dynamic space operations

The Space Force needs to more fully support development of dynamic space operations (DSO) in order to increase the resilience and effectiveness of space systems — not just satellites and spacecraft on orbit, but also for ground systems, communications links and the launch architecture, finds a new report from the Mitchell Institute.

“[E]mbracing dynamic space operations … is absolutely critical, because if we fail to change our architecture, it becomes vulnerable and susceptible to attack, putting everything that we do in the military at risk,” Charles Galbreath, senior resident fellow for space studies at the Mitchell Institute’s Space Power Advantage Center of Excellence, said today.

The report, a copy of which was provided to reporters in advance of its release publicly on Nov. 6, stresses the need for buy-in from the Space Force, US Space Command (SPACECOM) and Congress to allow for proper funding and long-term support what it characterizes as a necessary overhaul of the US space architecture to stay ahead of China.

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