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Missile Defence Agency (MDA)
A major component of
missile defence today and tomorrow is based in space. |
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA)
The most famous space agency in the
world, in charge of everything from space sciences and research, through
to the Space Shuttle, space exploration, and putting humans back on the
Moon, and hopefully Mars. |
National
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
Tasks all imagery
intelligence assets, including imagery satellites, analyses their data,
and distributes it to all who need it. Their motto: Know the
Earth...Show the way. |
National Reconnaissance
Office (NRO)
The spy satellite agency |
National Security Agency
(NSA)
The eavesdropping and information security agency that is a
heavy user of space systems - allegedly... |
National Security Space
Institute
Just recently set up, a co-operative venture between US
Air Force Space Command and several higher education institutions designed
to raise the level of professional military space expertise throughout the
US military and government |
National Security
Space Office
Lead office within the Pentagon on all military space
issues. |
Office of Force
Transformation
Vice-Admiral Arthur Cebrowski's outfit
charged with overseeing Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld's vision of
military transformation - a heavy military space emphasis in many of the
programmes |
The White
House
The heart of US space policy-making, through the National
Security Council, and budgetary issues, through the Office of Management
and Budget |
US Air
Force Space Command
The lead, and largest, service command for all
military space issues. Based at Peterson AFB, outside of Colorado
Springs, Colorado. Other bases include Schriever AFB, Colorado and
the launch complexes at Vandenburg AFB, California and Cape Canaveral,
Florida. |
US Army, Space and
Missile Defense Command
The lead US Army command for all missile
defence and space issues. |
US Marine Corps Space Integration Branch
The real
Starship Troopers! Office charged with ensuring Marines become more
space savvy. |
US Navy - Naval
Network and Space Operations Command
Exploits the ocean of space
in order for the US Navy to command the oceans of Earth |
US State
Department, Space and Advanced Technology Office
Lead office for
the representing US space interest abroad and the negotiating of
interntional space treaties and agreements, including negotiations with
the European Commission on GPS/Galileo issues |
US Strategic
Command
The lead, umbrella command for all US strategic forces,
military space operations and computer network and information
operations. Based at Offut AFB, Omaha, Nebraska. |
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Aviation Week and
Space Technology
Weekly aerospace trade publication |
Gyre.org
Great
website that archives stories on major science, technology and
international security issues from various media and institutional
outlets |
SpaceDaily: Your
portal to Space
An excellent Australian site that has new space
stories from the major news agencies daily. Free subscription. |
Space News
Weekly space trade publication |
Spotlight on Military News
An indispensible site run
by the Canadian Forces College. Daily collection of stories on
defence and international affairs from the leading Canadian, US, British
and Australian newspapers. These links can expire relatively
quickly. |
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