Para 2: China etc. threatening our military dominance... Uh oh, hope this isn't going to a bad place.
Para 3: "We will refocus America’s space program toward human exploration and discovery."
Yes, robots are more effective, but this is good, exciting, inspirational stuff. If it happens. And at least he didn't say "We will refocus our efforts towards military control of near-Earth orbit."
edit again: Apparently this includes the US Space Command
"HR2810 FY18 could re-establish the United States Space Command as a subordinate unified command under the United States Strategic Command not later than January 1, 2019. This bill also includes the creation of the United States Space Corps."
This proposal is opposed by the Department of Defense, U.S. Air Force, Air Force Space Command, and military leaders such as Secretary of Defense James Mattis, Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Paul Selva, Chief of Staff of the Air Force General David L. Goldfein, and the current commander of Air Force Space Command General John W. Raymond
Also, from a joint perspective it makes no sense to bring this to the level of of Joint Chief. This would however be a perfect thing to talk about amongst the Chiefs as it would involve resources and personnel from across the services. I imagine that kind of thing is already happening, however.
Very rarely do people on the ground really understand the severity and threats of what really plagues America. We are so caught up in day to day living not dealing with the tough decisions that keep America operational.
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Para 1: revives NSC. A good thing, I think.
Para 2: China etc. threatening our military dominance... Uh oh, hope this isn't going to a bad place.
Para 3: "We will refocus America’s space program toward human exploration and discovery."
Yes, robots are more effective, but this is good, exciting, inspirational stuff. If it happens. And at least he didn't say "We will refocus our efforts towards military control of near-Earth orbit."
The US Space Corps is in the budget for 2018.
That's no joke: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Space_Corps
Where can I see this? Do they seriously want to slip the 'star wars' back in?
edit: Thanks for the Wikipedia link. Those slippery weasels! That's the wrong direction.
Apparently Russia's was reformed in 2015. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Space_Forces
You've got to be kidding me.
edit again: Apparently this includes the US Space Command
Yes, but:
Also, from a joint perspective it makes no sense to bring this to the level of of Joint Chief. This would however be a perfect thing to talk about amongst the Chiefs as it would involve resources and personnel from across the services. I imagine that kind of thing is already happening, however.
Thanks, I missed that. That is somewhat reassuring. My knowledge of this in the present is limited, though.
It could just be from all the sci-fi I've consumed in my life, but I always thought the Navy would be a more natural fit to be the space corps.
(I'm imagining a Battlestar Galactica / space marine future I suppose.)
It's very common for sci-fi space forces to be modelled on terrestrial navies (frequently very heavily on Age of Sail / colonial era European navies.)
But especially in the near future, there's not really likely to be a whole lot of functional similarity justifying that.
Separate agency to NASA though I think, which has always been sort of related to but not a part of the military.
Very rarely do people on the ground really understand the severity and threats of what really plagues America. We are so caught up in day to day living not dealing with the tough decisions that keep America operational.