Space council makes six national security space recommendations

By Courtney Albon / October 23, 2018 at 11:23 AM
The National Space Council made six recommendations regarding Defense Department space reorganization during an Oct. 23 meeting. The recommendations, which largely echo those put forth in an Aug. 9 report to Congress crafted by the Defense Department, include: establishing a unified combatant command for space; crafting a legislative proposal to organize, train and equip space forces; requesting funding in the fiscal year 2020 budget to establish a Space Force; initiating an interagency review of space operational authorities, led by the...

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