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U.S. SPACE ORGANIZATIONS

U.S. SPACE ORGANIZATIONS. UNITED STATES SPACE COMMAND. USSPACECOM. 14th Air Force. NAVSPACECOM. USARSPACE. North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). Aerospace Warning and Aerospace Control for North America. Alaskan NORAD Region Canadian NORAD Region

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U.S. SPACE ORGANIZATIONS

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  1. U.S. SPACEORGANIZATIONS

  2. UNITED STATES SPACE COMMAND USSPACECOM 14th Air Force NAVSPACECOM USARSPACE

  3. North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Aerospace Warning and Aerospace Control for North America Alaskan NORAD Region Canadian NORAD Region Continental US NORAD Region

  4. Conduct joint space operations IAW Unified Command Plan assigned missions of: Space Forces Support Space Force Enhancement Space Force Application Space Force Control USSPACECOM Mission

  5. USSPACECOM 14TH AIR FORCE USARSPACE NAVSPACECOM US SPACECOMMANDComponents

  6. 14th Air Force 21st Space Wing Peterson AFB 30th Space Wing Vandenberg AFB 14th Air Force 45th Space Wing Patrick AFB 50th Space Wing Falcon AFB

  7. Air Force Space Command(AFSPC) • Activated in 1982 • Headquarters - Peterson AFB, CO • Mission: Organize, train, equip, sustain, and operate assigned AF resources

  8. Naval Space Command(NAVSPACECOM) • Command naval space forces and operate space systems/space support systems in order to provide effective space support to naval forces in peace, crisis, or war • Advise the CINC on proper employment of assigned forces in support of missions • Train, equip, and maintain assigned forces

  9. US Army Space Command(USARSPACE) • Subordinate command of US Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC) • USARSPACE-Forward Headquarters - Colorado Springs, CO • Activated in 1988

  10. USARSPACE Mission • Commanding 1st SATCON Bn for DSCS support • Commanding JTAGS for TMD warning • Providing Army Space Support Teams to operational commands • Conducting operational portion of Army Space Technology Exploitation Program

  11. USARSPACE Mission (Con’t) • Planning for the Army Theater Missile Defense Element, National Missile Defense and Anti-Satellite operations • Sponsoring, coordinating and developing new space-based technologies

  12. US Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC) • To serve as the focal point for space and strategic defense matters. Designated Army proponent for space. • Responsible for the exploitation of space and strategic assets for use by warfighting commanders • Subordinate commands: U.S. Army Space Command Army Space Program Office Missile Defense Space Technology Center Missile Defense Battle Integration Center High Energy Laser Systems Test Facility U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll

  13. Army Space Program Office (ASPO) Focal point for the Army’s Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities Program (TENCAP) • Primary ASPO missions include: • Design, develop, test, field, and sustain systems that provide national and theater products to tactical commanders. • Provide technical support to the Army with respect to TENCAP activities.

  14. Mission: Provide satellite reconnaissance and surveillance to the US government. Purchase and operate intelligence satellites. Existence declassified in 1992. • Structure: NRO is a DoD agency, Secretary of Defense and director of Central Intelligence have approval of programs. • Personnel: Staffed by CIA and military and civilian DoD employees.

  15. Central Intelligence AgencyOffice of Development and Engineering • Mission: Develop systems from requirements definition through design, testing, and evaluation to operations. • Works with systems not available commercially. Disciplines include laser communications, digital imagery processing, real-time data collection and processing, electro-optics, advanced signal collection, artificial intelligence, advanced antenna design, mass data storage and retrieval, and large systems modeling and simulations. Work includes new concepts and systems upgrades. • Personnel: Classified

  16. National Security Agency(NSA) Mission: • Protect US communications and produce foreign intelligence information. • Supply leadership, products, and services to protect classified and unclassified information from interception, unauthorized access, and technical intelligence threats. • In the foreign signals intelligence area, the central point for collecting and processing activities conducted by the US government,

  17. National Imagery andMapping Agency(NIMA) • MISSION: Provide timely, relevant, and accurate imagery, imagery intelligence, and geospatial information in support of national security objectives. • Created in October 1996. • New organization consolidates the Defense Mapping Agency, Central Imagery Office, Defense Dissemina-tion Program Office (DDPO) in their entirety; and the mission and functions of CIA's National Photographic Interpretation Center.

  18. Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (DUSD-Space) • Function/Responsibility: Principal OSD staff assistant and advisor for space matters. Responsible for developing, coordinating, and overseeing the implementation of DoD space policy. Oversight responsibility for space architectures as well as space acquisition programs. • Organization: Three principal offices. Space Policy Space Architecture Space Programs

  19. Other US GovernmentSpace Agencies • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) • Department of Commerce • National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) • Department of the Interior • US Geodetic Survey (USGS) • Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

  20. National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA) • Mission: • Explore and develop space for human enterprise, increase knowledge about Earth and space, and conduct research in space and aeronautics. • Operate the space shuttle and lead an international program to build a permanently occupied space station, which will be launched starting in 1997. • Launch satellites for space science, Earth observations, and a broad range of technology research and development. • Conduct aeronautical research and development.

  21. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA) • Mission: Provide satellite observations of the global environment by operating a national system of satellites. Explore, map, and chart the global ocean and its resources and describe, monitor, and predict conditions in the atmosphere, ocean, and space environment. Prime customer is NOAA's National Weather Service. • PersonnelNational Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service 803 Other NOAA employees 12,181 Total 12,984

  22. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) • Regulates interstate and foreign communications in the US • Three main bureaus • Mass Media Bureau (radio, TV) • Common Carrier Bureau (telephones) • Private Radio Bureau (CB radio, etc.)

  23. Summary • Mission of USSPACECOM • USSPACECOM component commands and their missions • Other DoD space organizations • Other US Government space organizations

  24. Congress President NASA DOI DOC USGS NRO CIA DoD NIMA NSA NOAA JCS AIR FORCE NAVY ARMY USSPACECOM USASMDC AFSPACE ASPO 14AF NAVSPACE USARSPACE US Space Organization Relationships Any Questions?

  25. Space OrganizationsWorld Wide Web Sites USSPACECOM www.spacecom.af.mil USARSPACE www.arspace.com 14th Air Force www.30sw.vafb.af.mil/14af/index.htm USAFSPACE www.spacecom.af.mil/hqafspc/index.htm USAF Space and Missile Center www.laafb.af.mil/SMC/ Naval Space Command www.navspace.navy.mil NASA www.nasa.gov NRO www.nro.odci.gov The list above is only a small sample. Other lists will be included in future lessons.

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