The United States Space Force (USSF) recently selected two institutions under the University Consortium Research Opportunity 2.0/Space Strategic Technology Institute 1 to facilitate applied research in the areas of Beyond Geostationary Earth Orbit Operations and Space Domain Awareness (SDA).
In partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Universities Space Research Association, USSF has selected the following lead institutions to receive a combined total of $6.4 million dollars:
The Regents of University of Colorado Boulder
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
This opportunity focuses on addressing challenges related to space object tracking beyond geostationary orbit as well as advancing capabilities that can be integrated into current and future USSF space systems.
Focus areas for the selected proposals include astrodynamics trajectory design and optimization, sensing, decision making and simulations, and workforce development.