The President, the Secretary of War, and the Chief of Space Operations are all saying it: We no longer have the luxury of time. This isn’t rhetoric. It is a direct response to a fundamental change in our strategic and geopolitical environment. The Department is on a wartime footing. For those in the business of space acquisition, this means taking on more calculated risks in the development cycle to reduce the grave operational risks our warfighters face in theater.
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