Secretive U.S. Space Acquisition Office Ready For First Deliveries

Brian Everstine August 03, 2022
the Tactically Responsive Space-2 mission
The predecessor to the Space Rapid Capabilities Office focused on technology demonstrations, such as the Tactically Responsive Space-2 mission (pictured), to speed the military’s ability to launch payloads to orbit.
Credit: U.S. Space Force
The Pentagon has traditionally followed a slow slog to delivery of new space systems, bogged down by requirements reviews, acquisition timelines and red tape. Frustration with this process led Congress in 2018 to create a new Space Rapid Capabilities Office with the order to deliver new projects...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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