{"id":42437,"date":"2019-06-21T17:10:11","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T17:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/06\/21\/space-development-agency-head-exits-just-months-into-job\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:34:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:34:36","slug":"space-development-agency-head-exits-just-months-into-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/space\/2019\/06\/21\/space-development-agency-head-exits-just-months-into-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Space Development Agency head exits just months into job"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 After less than four months since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/space\/2019\/03\/13\/pentagon-officially-stands-up-space-development-agency-names-first-director\/\" target=_blank>the official launch<\/a> of the Space Development Agency, the office\u2019s first leader has stepped down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pentagon spokeswoman Heather Babb said Fred Kennedy will return to a role at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, adding that an acting director for the SDA will be announced \u201csoon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;There is no change to the mission or activities of the Space Development Agency,\u201d Babb said in a statement. \u201cSDA will drive the department\u2019s future threat-driven space architecture and will accelerate the development and fielding of the new military space capabilities necessary to ensure our technological and military advantage in space for national defense.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Space News <a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/kennedy-out-as-head-of-the-space-development-agency\/\" target=_blank>first reported<\/a> Kennedy\u2019s exit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The SDA is part of a broader reorganization for the Defense Department\u2019s space efforts. Stood up by Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Mike Griffin, the office had been tasked with developing a layer of small, inexpensive low-Earth orbit satellites that will transfer data between space and ground assets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The resignation comes at a time when the SDA had outlasted its chief opponent inside the Pentagon. Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2019\/05\/16\/heather-wilsons-air-force-legacy-fierce-advocate-for-the-service-and-shrewd-political-operator\/\">who departed in May<\/a> after two years as the service\u2019s top civilian, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/space\/2019\/03\/13\/in-memo-air-force-head-hits-space-development-agency-as-not-ready-for-prime-time\/\">fiercely opposed the SDA<\/a>, openly questioning the need <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/space-symposium\/2019\/04\/09\/top-air-force-official-takes-shots-at-space-development-agencys-first-project\/\" target=_blank>for its existence<\/a>; her exit has left Matt Donovan in the acting position, who this week <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/paris-air-show\/2019\/06\/20\/interim-air-force-secretary-ive-always-supported-the-space-force\/\" target=_blank>told Defense News<\/a> he supports the SDA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week John Stopher \u2014 Wilson\u2019s space adviser and another SDA opponent \u2014 resigned from his post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Multiple sources told Defense News last week that Stopher would be removed from his post at the behest of Air Force leaders who wanted to break from Wilson\u2019s space policies. The sources pointed to Stopher\u2019s role in framing Wilson\u2019s public comments on the space enterprise reorganization, and they said he was a dominant force in slow rolling Space Force-related policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friday also marks the last day in the building for acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan, who had been the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/space\/2019\/04\/11\/did-the-pentagon-do-enough-to-convince-congress-it-needs-a-space-force\/\" target=_blank>vocal proponent<\/a> of the SDA, apart of Griffin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Valerie Insinna in Washington contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The agency was officially created on March 12, and now it is 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