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Symposium Keynote: Space Development Agency Director Dr. Derek Tournear

Originally aired on: February 16, 2021

Space Development Agency Director Derek Tournear discusses the latest in the agency’s novel approach to providing capabilities for the warfighter in keeping with its motto of ‘Semper Citius’ or always faster. Established in March 2019, SDA is responsible for unifying and integrating the Department’s space development efforts, monitoring the Department’s threat‐driven future space architecture, and accelerating fielding of new military space capabilities necessary to ensure U.S. technological and military advantages in space.

Moderated by: Theresa Hitchens

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Dr. Derek Tournear is the Director of the Space Development Agency (SDA). Established in March 2019, SDA is responsible for unifying and integrating the Department’s space development efforts, monitoring the Department’s threat‐driven future space architecture, and accelerating fielding of new military space capabilities necessary to ensure U.S. technological and military advantages in space.

Dr. Derek Tournear

heresa Hitchens is the Space and Air Force reporter at Breaking Defense. The former Defense News editor was a senior research associate at the University of Maryland’s Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland (CISSM). Before that, she spent six years in Geneva, Switzerland as director of the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR).

Theresa Hitchens

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