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Welcome to Acquiring Minds , where we 

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break down how space acquisition 

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empowers today's warfighter . For 

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decades , space was the domain of a few . 

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Government built its own systems from 

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the ground up , but today , the space 

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domain is a bustling global marketplace . 

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The challenge is no longer if 

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commercial technology can help us win , 

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but how fast we can get commercial 

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technology into the hands of the 

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warfighter . Our adversaries see the 

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same . Opportunity . They're building 

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mega constellations and investing in 

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counter space capabilities to defeat us . 

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In this new era , treating commercial 

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space as an optional supplement is a 

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risk we can't afford . Without 

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commercial dual use technologies , we 

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cannot maintain space superiority nor 

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win in the event of a conflict in space . 

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The threats we face today are evolving 

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too quickly , and the technology 

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landscape is shifting too fast . It is 

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an operational imperative to integrate . 

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Commercial capability into our space 

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architecture before we get to the fight . 

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This is the mission of the Space 

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Force's Commercial Space Office , or 

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COMSO . Their job is to supplement 

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custom-built government solutions with 

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a spectrum of commercial options , 

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buying turnkey end to end services 

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through marketplaces like the 

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commercial satellite communications 

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office , integrating commercial 

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components such as off the shelf 

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satellite buses and processors . 

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Leveraging dual-use technologies and 

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reducing non-recurring engineering , 

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saving dedicated government builds for 

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our most unique military-specific needs . 

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COMSO is also doing the important work 

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of developing a commercial augmentation 

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space reserve , partnering with 

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commercial space companies to ensure 

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the military has access to extra 

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capabilities during a crisis or 

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conflict . This program is modeled 

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after the Air Force's Civil Reserve Air 

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fleet . It will allow the Space Force 

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to surge its space-based capabilities 

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if and when a situation demands 

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commercial reserve capability . From 

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command and control to strategic 

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missile warning , commercial 

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integration is no longer a question of 

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if , but how . By harnessing the speed 

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and innovation of the commercial market , 

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the Space Force ensures our warfighters 

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will have what they need to protect our 

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nation's interests in space and on the 

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ground . Together we win .