Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 06/10/1997

Defense Science Board Task Force on Satellite Reconnaissance

The Defense Science Board Task Force on Satellite Reconnaissance will meet in closed session on September 29-30, 1997 at Headquarters NRO, Chantilly, Virginia. In order for the Task Force to obtain time sensitive classified briefings, critical to the understanding of the issues, this meeting is scheduled on short notice. The mission of the Defense Science Board is to advise the Secretary of Defense through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology on scientific and technical matters as they affect the perceived needs of the Department of Defense. At this meeting the Task Force will review the operational, technical, industrial, and financial aspects of the following and recommend a course of action for the Department: the National Reconnaissance Office's (NRO) is creating a Future Imager Architecture as a basis for acquiring the next generation of imaging satellite systems and their associated ground control and processing; and in parallel, DARPA is advocating the development and demonstration of a Surveillance and Targeting Light Satellite (Starlite) System with attributes that may not be included in NRO's architecture. In accordance with Section 10(d) of the F