National Security Space Association

United States Space Force and Space Systems Command details of their joint reverse engineering event with the National Security Space Association in 2023.

The National Security Space Association (NSSA) is a 501(c)(3) organization (EIN 833210801) based in Arlington, Virginia in the United States of America.[1] It describes its mission as guiding communication, strategy, and education of "national security space advancement" and related topics, such as educating and lobbying the United States Congress on matters related to national security and space domain awareness.[2] The NSSA was formed in August 2019.[3] The NSSA specifies on their website that their focus is on military and intelligence support related to Title 10 and Title 50 areas of United States law.[1]

U.S. Space Command deputy commander Lt. Gen. John Shaw recently delivered a keynote address at the National Security Space Association’s 2023 Defense and Industry Space Conference on Jan. 24, 2023.

The NSSA works with the military–industrial complex and Department of Defense of the United States and its allies.[4][5] Through 2024, the NSSA has relationships with the United States Space Force and Space Systems Command, the United States Air Force, NASA, and military contractors including Lockheed Martin and the Aerospace Corporation.[4][5]

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