# Space Force folds SDA before it finished proving its model worked

- slug: space-force-folds-sda-before-it-finished-proving-its-model-worked
- date: 2026-04-16
- category: Space & Aerospace

SDA had 38 satellites on orbit by early 2024. Its plan called for 1,000. Before it got there, the Space Force moved to dissolve the agency and fold it into standard acquisition offices. The $6.4B question: can the culture of speed survive?

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