How can the Space and Missile Systems Center better accomplish its mission of delivering resilient and affordable space capabilities?

2015-11-30T07:39:44-05:00

http://aupress.maxwell.af.mil/digital/pdf/paper/wf_0053_cunningham_militay_payloads_commercial_satellites.pdf

Commercially hosted military payloads (CHMP) is one approach the Space and Missile Systems Center would like to use to accomplish its mission of delivering resilient and affordable space capabilities. A CHMP uses a commercial satellite’s available size, weight, and power to accommodate a military payload. When the military payload requirements and commercial host characteristics match, a CHMP solution can be a cost saving alternative. To date, the Air Force has only contracted one CHMP, with a 21 September 2011 payload launch. The CHMP was a wide field-of-view infrared sensor, known as the commercially hosted infrared payload (CHIRP). The CHIRP demonstrated that a CHMP solution would garner a reduction in cost and schedule.

Response by SSgt Alex Robinson made Nov 30 at 2015 7:51 AM

2015-11-30T07:51:58-05:00

In a word innovation. We must allow people to be creative and find the proper solution to this question.

Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Nov 30 at 2015 9:48 AM

2015-11-30T09:48:04-05:00

Commercial cost controls.

Response by SN Greg Wright made Nov 30 at 2015 5:31 PM

2015-11-30T17:31:03-05:00

SPC Dr. Ernest Rockwell That's easy. Let private industry do it. SpaceX et al.