In this episode, Senior Fellow in Defense Studies Peter Garretson interviews General Steve "Bucky" Butow, Director of the Space Portfolio at the Defense Innovation Unit.  They discuss the recently released State of the Space Industrial Base Report 2021 and its findings, with particular emphasis on the commercial sector, its importance and needs.

Gen. Steve Butow:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-butow-32724a27/

https://www.diu.mil/team/Steven-Butow

State of the Space Industrial Base 2021

https://www.diu.mil/latest/state-of-the-space-industrial-base-2021

Formal Release of Report at Atlantic Council

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/state-of-the-space-industrial-base-2021/

State of the Space Industrial Base 2020

https://cdn.afresearchlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/27223753/State-of-the-Space-Industrial-Base-2020-Report_July-2020_FINAL.pdf

DIU Space

https://www.diu.mil/solutions/portfolio#Space

Multi-Orbit Logistics

https://www.c4isrnet.com/battlefield-tech/space/2020/02/05/the-pentagon-wants-a-roadside-assistance-service-in-space/

https://blog.executivebiz.com/2020/02/diu-seeks-vehicles-fuel-depots-for-space-logistics/

Outpost

https://www.c4isrnet.com/battlefield-tech/space/2020/07/16/defense-innovation-unit-issues-contract-for-unmanned-orbital-outpost/

http://spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=52649

Remote Sensing

https://insidedefense.com/insider/diu-seeks-commercial-remote-sensing-technology

Space Futures Workshop

https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/AD1101899.pdf