How might the United States Space Force introduce commercial capabilities to its mission environment for Space Domain Awareness?
The Space Domain Awareness Tools, Applications & Processing (TAP) Lab will serve as the official Problem Sponsor for the Spring 2024 Cohort. Space Domain Awareness (SDA) includes the ability to rapidly predict, detect, track, identify, warn, characterize, and attribute threats to U.S., commercial, allied, and partner space systems.
The United States Space Force would like to strengthen the awareness of the space environment using commercial data and tools, aiming to strengthen shared security and prosperity. Proposed solutions may serve to enhance, supplement, support, and refine existing Space Domain Awareness mission sensors, systems, and analysis. This can encompass various elements such as data, software tools, mission system components, and services to support the United States Space Force.
For this cohort, the primary focus area will be U.S. developed software solutions that are capable of data fusion and processing techniques. Solutions with commercial market viability are desired across a wide array of relevant technologies.
Topics of Interest Include:
Note: The SDA TAP Lab seeks to stimulate innovation and collaboration between industry, the Department of Defense, academia, and Guardians. For additional information, please visit https://sdataplab.org.
| January 10, 2024 at 10am MT | 'Ask Me Anything' Virtual Session |
| January 22, 2024 at 5pm MT | Application Deadline |
| February 13-15, 2024 | Applicant Pitch Days |
| March 19-22, 2024 | On-Week |
| March 25-28, 2024 | On-Week |
| April 16-19, 2024 | On-Week |
| April 22-25, 2024 | On-Week |
| May 14-17, 2024 | On-Week |
| May 20-23, 2024 | On-Week |
| June 11-14, 2024 | Final On-Week |
| June 13, 2024 | Demo Day |
| January 10, 2024 at 10am MT | 'Ask Me Anything' Virtual Session | Watch the recording HERE |
| January 22, 2024 at 5pm MT | Application Deadline | |
| February 13-15, 2024 | Applicant Pitch Days | |
| March 19-22, 2024 | On-Week | |
| March 25-28, 2024 | On-Week | |
| April 16-19, 2024 | On-Week | |
| April 22-25, 2024 | On-Week | |
| May 14-17, 2024 | On-Week | |
| May 20-23, 2024 | On-Week | |
| June 11-14, 2024 | Final On-Week | |
| June 13, 2024 | Demo Day |
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