Commercial Space Marketplace for Innovation and Collaboration (COSMIC)

Representatives from Space Systems Command (SSC), alongside others from the U.S. Space Force, U.S. Air Force, and industry pose for a photo to celebrate the grand opening of SSC’s Commercial Space Marketplace for Innovation and Collaboration (COSMIC), in Chantilly, Virginia, June 6, 2023. COSMIC is a partnership between SSC and Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation (VT-ARC) to facilitate SSC collaboration with commercial industry, drive synergies with government agency partners, and deliver capabilities to the warfighter with greater speed and cost efficiency. Pictured from left: Ms. Kameke Mitchell, SSC’s Commercial Space Office, chief of contracts; U.S. Space Force Maj. Gen. Steve Whitney, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, Washington, D.C., military deputy; U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein, Space Systems Command, commander; Ms. Joy White, Space Systems Command, executive director; U.S. Space Force Col. Rich Kniseley, Space Systems Command Commercial Space Office, senior materiel leader; U.S. Air Force Col. Janelle T. H. Jackson, AFRL Office of Scientific Research, acting director; and Mr. John Forte, Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation, CEO and president. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Cherie Cullen)