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Intelligence Community

ODNI Deputy Says Commercial Space Launch Model Has Applications Elsewhere In Intelligence Community

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, October 6th, 2021

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ODNI Deputy Says Commercial Space Launch Model Has Applications Elsewhere In Intelligence Community

Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence Dr. Stacey Dixon. Photo: Office of the Director of National Intelligence

ST. LOUIS—The changing competitive landscape in the past decade in commercially available space launch services at lower costs with new innovations is a model that can be applied to other aspects of the intelligence community, including in areas such as imaging and analytics, the nation’s number two intelligence official said on Wednesday. “In all of this, it’s important to realize and recognize that there is a growing consensus not only in the intelligence community but also among policymakers that the…

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