“The United States space enterprise is undergoing a sweeping transformation: commercial innovation is progressing at an incredible pace, with profound implications for national defense, economic competitiveness and industrial resilience. The shift represents unprecedented urgency across all levels of government to drive greater commercial space integration.
At our annual 2025 State of the Space Industrial Base (SSIB) Conference April 29 – May 1, this message was clear. If we want to win the second space race and make the biggest changes to acquisition reform in decades, we must go all-in on building a commercially-enabled defense enterprise that delivers at the speed of relevance.”
