What Does the U.S. Space Force Actually Do?
The current “threats” in space are less sci-fi than you might expect, but there are a surprising number of them: At least 44,500 space objects now circle Earth, including 9,000 active satellites and 19,000 significant pieces of debris.
Does for space what the Navy does for the seas, would be one answer. One thing it doesn't do is add significantly to the military budget. It combines facilities and personnel that were already committed to space projects but distributed across the various services into one coherent (one hopes) command, that provides a better career path for professionals and presumably has more political clout.
And about time, looks like.
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