| Tango01 | 28 Feb 2017 4:05 p.m. PST |
It's time for the Pentagon to create an independent orbital military service
American space power stagnated under U.S. Air Force stewardship a long time ago. [1] Congress observed this situation nearly 25 years ago, as the epigraphs above indicate. However, nothing substantive was done to fix the problem.
This article recommends the creation of a U.S. Space Corps in the Department of the Air Force as an initial step to set American space power on a path to reach its full potential. Ultimately, America's national security interests in space will best be served when Congress creates an independent Space Corps, just as it created independent services for land, sea and air, uniting them under the Department of Defense…."
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| Lion in the Stars | 28 Feb 2017 4:51 p.m. PST |
Or just tell the USAF that it's terrestrial mission has been revoked, and give all the fighters, bombers, and transport planes back to the Army. |
| Mutant Q | 28 Feb 2017 5:55 p.m. PST |
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| mwindsorfw | 28 Feb 2017 6:47 p.m. PST |
How do you know we don't have one? |
| USAFpilot | 28 Feb 2017 6:55 p.m. PST |
A waste of taxpayer money. We are not there yet. Space travel will best be served by the private sector; government is too inefficient. |
| Irish Marine | 28 Feb 2017 7:02 p.m. PST |
It should go to the Navy, the Navy has ship the Air Force does not. |
| doug redshirt | 28 Feb 2017 7:53 p.m. PST |
Noticed in Star Gate that the space ships were crewed by Air Force personal. If it is good enough for Star Gate it is good enough for me. |
| thorr666 | 28 Feb 2017 10:47 p.m. PST |
Second the navy vote, there's no air in space |
| Rrobbyrobot | 01 Mar 2017 5:50 a.m. PST |
California is still in the Union. We have a Space Corps and it's huge… |
| wminsing | 01 Mar 2017 6:48 a.m. PST |
Second the navy vote, there's no air in space There's also no water…. -Will |
| wminsing | 01 Mar 2017 6:55 a.m. PST |
In all seriousness though I'm not sure how the article can claim that space power has stagnated; in the immediate post-Cold War environment there was no serious space security issue. Since 2000 new threats have emerged but US capabilities have also expanded. The X-37 is probably the most capable and flexible piece of space hardware flying right now. Evidence for credible ASAT capabilities in rival states is thin on the ground.
-Will |
| Lion in the Stars | 01 Mar 2017 7:09 p.m. PST |
@Irish Marine: The Navy won't take over the Space Force until after a horrible disaster on a ~30crew USAF spaceship. |
snapped some photos of games he didn't get a chance to play in at Council of Five Nations.