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The '''Operationally Responsive Space Office''' (ORS Office) is a joint initiative of the [[United States Department of Defense]] (DoD). The "stand up" of the office took place 21 May 2007 at [[Kirtland Air Force Base]].<ref name=standup>{{cite web |url=http://www.kirtland.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123054292 |title=Operationally Responsive Space |last=Rupp |first=Sheila |publisher=USAF |access-date=2015-10-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232839/http://www.kirtland.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123054292 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The first director of the ORS Office was Col. Kevin McLaughlin, who was also the commander of the [[Space Development and Test Wing]] located at Kirtland. The ORS Office focuses on providing quick-response tactical space-based capabilities; utilizing smaller [[satellite]]s, such as the [[Tactical Satellite Program]] and smaller [[launch vehicle]]s.

Organizations that have been involved in ORS activities {{As of|2017|alt=to-date}} include the [[United States Space Force]], [[United States Army]], the [[United States Navy]], [[DARPA]], the [[National Reconnaissance Office]], the [[Missile Defense Agency]] and [[NASA]].<ref name=standup />