SpaceRef - Government and Politics - United States

SpaceRef - Government and Politics - United States - Military

Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) - Air Force Space Command (AFSPC), created Sept. 1, 1982, is a major command headquartered at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. AFSPC defends America through its space and intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) operations, vital force elements in projecting global reach and global power.

Defining the Future of the NRO for the 21st Century, Report to the Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, 26 August 1996 - The objective of the Panel review was to define the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) of the Twenty-first Century.

Federation of American Scientists site on the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) - This website by the Federation American Scientists (FAS) examines all aspects of the operation of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) including its history, facilities,organization, operations, budget, and products.

National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) - The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) designs, builds and operates the the United State's reconnaissance satellites. NRO products, provided to an expanding list of customers like the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Department of Defense (DoD), can warn of potential trouble spots around the world, help plan military operations, and monitor the environment. A Department of Defense (DoD) agency, the NRO is staffed by DoD and CIA personnel. It is funded through the National Reconnaissance Program, part of the National Foreign Intelligence Program.

National Security Space Architect (NSSA) - The National Security Space Architect (NSSA) is responsible for developing, coordinating, and integrating U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC) space system architectures for future space programs.

Report of the Commission to Assess United States National Security Space Management and Organization - The US is more dependent on space than any other country. That dependence is increasing rapidly, and it creates new vulnerabilities, which ought to receive top priority attention at the highest levels of US Government. According to the Report of the Commission to Assess United States National Security Space Management and Organization, delivered to Congress and the Secretary of Defense today, "Only the President has the authority ...to provide the guidance and direction…needed to ensure that the United States remains the world's leading space-faring nation."

Report of the Independent Commission on the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) - The U.S. Congress requested that an independent commission be formed to review the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, or NIMA. This report documents the commission's finding and recommendations, some of which need to be addressed by the defense and intelligence leadership, and others by NIMA.

Report of the National Commission for the Review of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) - The National Commission for the Review of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) is one of several Commissions that have been chartered in recent years to review the various intelligence and security institutions charged with maintaining the national security of the United States. The Commission's review is significant because the NRO provides unique intelligence capabilities that are vital to maintaining our national security. The Commission's report was issued in November 2000.

The NRO Declassified - Website hosted by George Washington University that examines the early years of the the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). The NRO is an agency established in 1961 to manage the development and operation of U.S. reconnaissance satellite systems.

U.S. Naval Space Command - The heartbeat of U.S. Naval Space Command revolves around providing direct space support to Fleet and Fleet Marine Force operational units around the world, whether for routine deployments, exercises, or actions in response to a crisis situation.

U.S.Space Command (USSPACECOM) - As one of the nation’s nine unified (multi-service) commands, the U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) coordinates the use of Army, Naval and Air Force space forces to perform these missions: Space Forces Support, Launching and operating satellites; Space Force Enhancement - Supporting joint-service military forces worldwide with intelligence, communications, weather, navigation, and ballistic missile attack warning information; Space Force Application - Engaging adversaries from space; and Space Force Control - Assuring U.S. access to, and operation in, space and denying enemies that same freedom.

US Army Space Command (USARSPACE) - Army Space Command (USARSPACE), the Army Component to US Space Command, commands and controls Army space forces in order to provide existing and emerging space capabilities that enable the NCA, U.S. forces and our allies to deliver decisive combat power.