The Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center has signed a memorandum of understanding with France to enhance global collaboration and threat intelligence sharing across the space sector.
Maj. Gen. Philippe Adam, commander of the French Space Command; Erin Miller, executive director of Space ISAC; and Samuel Sanders Visner, chair of the Space ISAC board of directors, attended the MOU signing at the 40th Space Symposium.
According to the center, the partnership integrates the French Space Command’s operational experience with its threat monitoring infrastructure, offering joint opportunities to improve global space situational awareness.
“Threats to space systems continue to arise,” Visner said. “Strong partnerships that include operations, research, exercises and daily collaboration make our efforts successful and the French Space Command is a powerful partner in this success.”
The MOU follows the establishment of Space ISAC’s U.K. Global Hub to enhance its real-time space threat detection and response services. The new facility expands the center’s coverage and aligns with its long-term goal of building a 24/7 global threat monitoring network.
Founded in 2019, Space ISAC is a nonprofit organization based at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, coordinating public-private response efforts against all space threats. Its partners include Microsoft, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, NASA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and the U.K. Space Agency.