Space Force will need to work with allies, partners for more launch sites

By Shelley K. Mesch / February 14, 2024 at 5:17 PM
DENVER -- To ensure U.S. access to space-launch capabilities, the Space Force will need to work with allies and partners to use or build launch facilities in other countries, the commander of U.S. Space Forces Indo-Pacific said. Space Force launches take off from Florida or California, locations that could become major targets, Brig. Gen. Anthony Mastalir told reporters yesterday at the Air and Space Forces Association's Air Warfare Symposium . “I was acutely aware of the fragility of the space-launch...

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