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A preface to the draft legislative proposal says this "represents an initial effort to statutorily establish a United States Space Force as a 6th Armed Force within the Department of the Air Force."
President Trump on Tuesday directed the Department of Defense to establish a U.S. Space Command as a unified combatant command.
SpaceX on Tuesday scrubbed the Falcon 9 launch of the Air Force’s first GPS 3 satellite. Another attempt is planned for Wednesday at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.
The Space Force under this proposed organization would not include the National Reconnaissance Office or any other element of the intelligence community.
The Air Force Visionary Q-Prize competition is set to run from Oct. 29 through Jan. 15, 2019.
Boeing is investing in Accion Systems Inc., a Boston startup focused on scalable electric propulsion technology for satellites.
The basic argument laid out by AFA is that while there might be a need for a Space Force, now is not the time to break up the Air Force.
During an appearance on Monday at the Air Force Association's annual symposium, Shotwell was thrown a question she said she had never heard before: "Would SpaceX launch military weapons?"
The Sept. 10 space reorganization memo includes specific actions and assigns responsibilities.
"Whether we get to a separate space force I think is an open question," former Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work said on Monday at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson: "We support the president's proposal."
There are internal disagreements in the military space community over what takes precedence: war fighting or providing services to the rest of the armed forces.
Chinese strategists regard the ability to use space-based systems — and to deny them to adversaries — as "central to modern warfare."
