Pentagon's Plug-and-Play Satellite Standards Gaining Traction

摘要

The Pentagon is making progress on defining standard interfaces that will allow satellites to be built more quickly and cheaply. The U.S. Defense Department's Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) office's Modular Space Vehicle (MSV) and the U.S. Air Force's Standard Interface Vehicle (SIV) programs are leading the way. Currently, satellites are produced as boutique items. "Every single one is hand-built, there is no commonality, and in fact, oftentimes, there is no commonality even between spacecraft types," ORS Director Peter Wegner said.