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Grand Forks poised to be on frontlines of Space Development Agency initiatives, North Dakota Sen. Kevin Cramer says during visit to UND<\/strong><\/p>\n

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U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (left), and Greg Wyler, CEO and founder of E-Space, discuss the importance of space operations to national security during a visit to UND. Photo by Joe Banish\/UND Today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In August, a major innovator in the field of space satellites \u2014 along with North Dakota\u2019s junior U.S. senator \u2014 visited UND to discuss the future of the domain and see for themselves the work being done on campus to bolster national security.<\/p>\n

U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer and Greg Wyler, founder and CEO of the satellite communications startup E-Space, were joined by deans, department heads, faculty members and area innovators for a look into the role the university plays in advancing satellite research.<\/p>\n

Cramer and Wyler\u2019s visit comes after the U.S. Space Development Agency announced an educational partnership agreement with UND. Under the agreement, SDA personnel will be authorized to teach courses and develop a workforce pipeline through internships and a student training center at the agency\u2019s Operations Center North, which will be housed at Grand Forks Air Force Base.<\/p>\n

SDA will also assist tenants of UND\u2019s Center for Innovation in developing, testing and operating low earth orbit satellites, which have a variety of applications critical to telecommunications and national security.<\/p>\n

Cramer expressed amazement at the momentum and level of collaboration between the Space Development Agency, UND and Grand Forks\u2019 uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) ecosystem.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not just the government side, it\u2019s the commercial side as well,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s the part that generates wealth and creates opportunities and jobs. It employs all the people you educate and train at UND and is an important part of this ecosystem.\u201d<\/p>\n

Such work comes with great responsibility for safeguarding our national security from adversaries, Cramer added, but opined that those working on such initiatives are well qualified to do so.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf a hypersonic missile gets launched from Russia or China, the first people who will know about it are right here in Grand Forks,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m grateful that the people who live here \u2014 in addition to their intellect and academic training \u2014 are patriotic and have an ethic about the burden we carry.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Cramer pushed legislation that established the U.S. Space Force, which became the eighth uniformed service branch in 2019. He said that although his Senate colleagues initially expressed skepticism toward its necessity, there is now a strong consensus surrounding the importance of the Space Force and its mission.<\/p>\n

\u201cFive or six years ago, space wasn\u2019t considered by most people to be a contested domain,\u201d he said. \u201cI arm wrestled with a lot of skeptics to get a 15-14 vote out of committee; there is not one of those \u2018No\u2019 votes that\u2019s a \u2018No\u2019 vote today. Today we look at space, and that\u2019s all we think about \u2014 hypersonics, the satellite systems providing cover and communications for the warfighter.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wyler, whose company has headquarters in both Arlington, Texas and Toulouse, France, and employs about 200 people, said UND and Grand Forks are producing the talent needed to further grow in the industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I realized a long time ago when I first started building companies, is just how important people and access to human resources are,\u201d he said. \u201cYou guys are all creating that critical infrastructure for America.”<\/p>\n

Wyler and Cramer concluded their visit by touring UND\u2019s National Security Corridor. The corridor \u2014 housed in a recently renovated Harrington Hall \u2014 will feature laboratories and a clean room for satellite research and design.<\/p>\n

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U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (right) and Greg Wyler, CEO and founder of E-Space, visit with faculty members during a tour of UND’s national security corridor. Photo by Joe Banish\/UND Today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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