127 - Digital Service, Building an Open Architecture and the Critical Role of Industry

On this Constellations Podcast, we’ll discuss the entire ecosystem of capabilities in space and envisioning how one might use those capabilities in new and novel ways. Dr. Costa describes the challenge of commercial companies designing an asset to do different things that were not necessarily envisioned for that asset, a key architectural component for putting hardware into space to create resiliency and redundancy. The more innovative industry can be, the more the Space Force can partner with them, and utilize their skills, assets, and on-orbit capabilities. Dr. Costa’s office is focused on disruptive and asymmetric capabilities that ensure the U.S. and its allies have the necessary space capabilities. When it comes to outpacing our adversaries, Dr. Costa is a big believer in not just catching up, but leapfrogging ahead.