The long-term future of one of the Space Development Agency’s two satellite constellations is on hold as officials study the options for replacing a planned “data transport layer” with one or more commercial solutions. President Trump’s proposed 2026 defense budget...
Derek M. Tournear, the director of the trailblazing Space Development Agency who was put on administrative leave in January amid an investigation into a disputed contract, will return to his duties April 17, the Department of the Air Force announced. 
The Space Development Agency awarded contracts for the final 20 satellites in the second tranche of its proliferated low-Earth orbit constellation on Aug. 16, setting the stage for hundreds of satellites to launch in the next three years or so. 

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Dec. 2, 2022
Saltzman new Space Force Chief; Space Development Agency satellites; U.S. Space Force bypasses Air University for education; Space Force components in INDOPACOM, CENTCOM, Korea.
The Air Force is shifting its approach from one focused on proofs of concepts and experiments to one based on developing an operational architecture and model.