U.S. Space Development Agency Prepares For Launch

Brian Everstine December 07, 2021
Space Development Agency Director Derek Tournear
Space Development Agency Director Derek Tournear says his agency expects to grow in 2022 as it joins the U.S. Space Force. Credit: U.S. Defense Department
Credit: U.S. Defense Department
The Space Development Agency was founded in 2019 with the task of rapidly launching hundreds of satellites for the National Defense Space Architecture, a capability that the agency’s director says will change how wars are planned and fought. The year that begins to come to fruition will be 2022...
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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