{"id":35005,"date":"2019-09-24T16:56:39","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T16:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2019\/09\/24\/the-space-development-agencys-plans-have-changed-here-are-the-revisions\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:09:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:09:10","slug":"the-space-development-agencys-plans-have-changed-here-are-the-revisions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/space\/2019\/09\/24\/the-space-development-agencys-plans-have-changed-here-are-the-revisions\/","title":{"rendered":"The Space Development Agency\u2019s plans have changed. Here are the revisions."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 When the Space Development Agency formally launched in March<\/a>, it was billed as a major step forward for the Pentagon\u2019s growth in space, with an ambitious plan to launch hundreds of small satellites into orbit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But just four months into the job, Fred Kennedy, the group\u2019s first director, quit, leading to questions<\/a> about whether the strategy for which he advocated would last \u2014 or if the group itself had a future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Derek Tournear, a space expert with a background in industry and stints at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency as well as Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, stepped in to fill the void left by Kennedy\u2019s departure. But while Kennedy\u2019s vision is largely still intact, Tournear has tweaked it in ways he believes will better serve the Pentagon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of small changes,\u201d Tournear told reporters Sept. 18 during the Air Force Association\u2019s annual conference<\/a>. \u201cThe biggest overall change is the ability to operate in a slightly higher LEO [low-Earth orbit] environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t