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The Defense Department and the Rise of Commercial Spacepower

November 30, 2023
The Defense Department and the Rise of Commercial Spacepower
The Defense Department and the Rise of Commercial Spacepower

The Defense Department and the Rise of Commercial Spacepower

John Plumb, Mandy Vaughn, Gen. James H. Dickinson, and Ryan Evans

TechCrunch Disrupt hosted Ryan and a top-notch panel for a conversation on the increasing importance of commercial stakeholders in the exercise of military power in and from space. It features John Plumb, the first assistant secretary of defense for space policy; Mandy Vaughn, the CEO and founder of GXO, Inc.; and Gen. James H. Dickinson, the commander of U.S. Space Command. Listen to their discussion, which was recorded in September. Thanks to TechCrunch for allowing us to use this recording.


Image: U.S. Marine Corps photo courtesy of NASA by Bill Ingalls

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