The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Space Development Agency (SDA) prepare to launch six satellites to low- Earth orbit on Feb. 14, 2024. The satellites launched from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space utiliz- ing SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. This included two satellites for MDA’s Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) and the final four SDA Tranche 0 (T0) Tracking Layer satellites of its Proliferated Warfighter Space Architec- ture (PWSA). Source: Courtesy of SpaceX
He began his government career as an intern in the Naval Acquisition Program at the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR). Glista holds a B.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown
University and an MBA from Johns Hopkins University. He received the Defense Ac- quisition Workforce Award for Contracting and Procurement in 2022; the DARPA Operations Executor of the Year in 2015; and the Office of the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Civilian Service in 2009. Glista was interviewed Feb. 4, 2025, by Defense Acquisition editors Emily Ashcom and Benjamin Tyree.
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