{"id":49308,"date":"2022-08-25T17:53:29","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T17:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2022\/08\/25\/us-needs-north-star-vision-to-stay-ahead-of-china-in-space-report\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T16:12:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T16:12:58","slug":"us-needs-north-star-vision-to-stay-ahead-of-china-in-space-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/space\/2022\/08\/25\/us-needs-north-star-vision-to-stay-ahead-of-china-in-space-report\/","title":{"rendered":"US needs \u2018North Star\u2019 vision to stay ahead of China in space: report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Industry leaders again called for the U.S. to develop a \u201cNorth Star\u201d grand strategy to guide commercial, civil and military space activities, saying in a report that without a greater sense of urgency, America could lose its strategic and technological edge over China by 2032.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The recommendation is part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.ctfassets.net\/3nanhbfkr0pc\/6L5409bpVlnVyu2H5FOFnc\/7595c4909616df92372a1d31be609625\/State_of_the_Space_Industrial_Base_2022_Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">2022 State of the Space Industrial Base <\/a>report, crafted by officials from the Defense Innovation Unit, the Air Force Research Laboratory and the Space Force. The document is the outgrowth of a workshop held this spring, during which more than 250 industry experts discussed the successes and challenges the space industry has faced in the last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Panel participants agreed that while the U.S. has made progress building its space industrial base, it\u2019s failing to move forward fast enough to maintain a competitive advantage over China for the long-term. The body\u2019s top recommendation for the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2021\/11\/18\/new-report-sees-near-term-strength-in-space-industrial-base-but-calls-for-government-guidance\/\" target=\"_blank\"> fourth consecutive year<\/a> is for the U.S. government to develop an overarching space strategy that brings together the priorities of the civil, commercial and national security space sectors, establishes shared goals and provides an alternative to China\u2019s blueprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s really the idea that the United States should develop a grand strategy for space and America\u2019s future in it \u2013 not just for three years from now, five years from now, 10 years from now, but for the 21st Century,\u201d Steve Butow, director of the space portfolio at DIU, said during an Aug. 24 event hosted by the Atlantic Council to discuss the report\u2019s findings. \u201cBy painting our long-range vision, we can roadmap how we achieve that space future which is most desirable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Private investment in the commercial space sector nearly doubled to $15.4 billion in 2021, according to the report, and advances in analytics, satellite imagery and broadband communications <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/intel-geoint\/2022\/04\/25\/how-commercial-space-systems-are-changing-the-conflict-in-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">have been on full display<\/a> in Ukraine\u2019s fight against Russia. As American companies made gains in space technology, China is developing robust counter-capabilities with an aim to surpass the U.S. as the global leader by 2045. Industry leaders say that amid a lack of urgency and unity across the U.S. government, China may reach its goal ahead of schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While there are isolated bright spots across NASA and Department of Defense, \u201cthe sense of urgency is not universally shared \u2014 especially within the vast bureaucracy that is constructively delaying U.S. commercial progress through regulatory burden,\u201d according to the report. \u201cAs a result, our advantage continues to slip.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the Pentagon in particular, the report emphasizes a need for greater adoption of commercial technologies and services. 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