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Former GEOINT keynote speaker Gen. Robert Kehler, U.S. Air Force, Commander, Air Force Space Command, recently sat down with Defense Systems magazine to discuss the challenges of defending cyberspace, Global Positioning System capabilities and space assets. As many of our reader know, he oversees Air Force network and cyberspace operations; manages a global network of satellite command-and-control, communications, missile warning and launch facilities; ensures the combat readiness of the United States’ intercontinental ballistic missile force; and is responsible for space system development and acquisition. He leads more than 43,000 personnel who are assigned to 86 locations worldwide. Check out the full Q&A here.

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Space is a crowded place. Did you know that the Air Force tracks more than 18,000 objects in our orbit? And, the Feb 11 collision of an Iridium communications satellite with a Russian military satellite only underscores just how crowded it is up there. To deal with all of this space traffic and debris floating around, the Air Force has launched its Space Based Space Surveillance system (SBSS), which is a $425 million satellite equipped with a high-end 500-pound digital camera that can swivel and take photos of all the stuff in space.

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We were honored that General C. Robert “Bob” Kehler, U.S. Air Force, Commander, Air Force Space Command, sat down with us and a number of other media outlets after his keynote speech at GEOINT 2008. One potentially game-changing vision he touted and discussed with us was the option of building a separate space platform for intelligence and one for the warfighter and integrating both on the ground.

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