Space Force Creates Cislunar Acquisition Office to Back NASA Moon-Base Plans
The U.S. Space Force is standing up a Cislunar Coordination Office within its acquisition arm to map government players, develop roadmaps, and coordinate technology and partnerships for a NASA-backed lunar outpost by 2030, led by Jamie Stearns, aiming to enable secure, continuous comms and scalable launch infrastructure as it works with NASA, DARPA, AFRL and DNI; AFRL’s Oracle Prime cislunar monitoring satellite is planned for launch near L1 to enhance space situational awareness, alongside ongoing CAPSTONE and Artemis II efforts.