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Users can access UDL through a storefront where they are able to purchase various data products. The library is intended to bypass the traditional issue of stovepiped space systems by providing a single portal where users can access the space domain data they need, regardless of the source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UDL is a joint effort between the Air Force Research Laboratory and the Space Force\u2019s Space and Missile Systems Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 3-year-old Colorado Springs-based company began developing UDL in 2018 with a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research Award. In 2019, DoD followed that up with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/intel-geoint\/2019\/10\/30\/bluestaq-will-help-the-air-force-expand-its-library-of-space-objects\/\">$37 million phase III contract<\/a> to continue its efforts and expand UDL with data from various sources. 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