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This is my take away: “The sky is no longer the limit for the Air Force and, if Congress approves, the U.S. Space Force” I used to be worried that the current

by K0SM0S 7y ago

This is my take away: “The sky is no longer the limit for the Air Force and, if Congress approves, the U.S. Space Force” I used to be worried that the current trendiness of Space in the media would be a fad, gone by 10 or even 2 years from now. Such statements make me hope that —finally— people who matter have recognized both the value and inevitability of space. After that, it's all just a matter of time... wink@sagan

jessriedel 7y ago
The Space Force/Core is not a proposal to significantly change US national security capabilities in space. It is merely a re-org of the command structure to put the existing infrastructure under a more specialized chain of command. Such command re-orgs can have practical implications, of course, but it is in no way some sort of novel realization that space is important for the military.
- K0SM0S 7y ago
  Thanks a lot for the explanation / clarification, helps me qualitatively appreciate events. > it is in no way some sort of novel realization that space is important for the military. I know, and didn't mean to imply that it was; I said "used to" because my fear is long gone, and such statements now pile up, like +1's I guess. (Upvotes are currently winning by a fair margin!) I would however suggest that having a centralized Space command is a great leap towards building presence, solving big problems. Speaking as an EU citizen; but I'd vote for that, and with my wallet too.
sslayer 7y ago
My worry isn't that it is some trendy fad, or recognition of the value/inevitability, rather there is some other piece of information that the general public doesn't know. Maybe something not quite catastrophic as of yet, but is quitely driving the powers that be towards an unknown goal. Domination of space is of course going to be an important goal for any of the world powers, but the cost seems too high without a tangible asset/commodity that can provide wealth to keep the economic engines turning.

by K0SM0S 7y ago

jessriedel 7y ago

The Space Force/Core is not a proposal to significantly change US national security capabilities in space. It is merely a re-org of the command structure to put the existing infrastructure under a more specialized chain of command. Such command re-orgs can have practical implications, of course, but it is in no way some sort of novel realization that space is important for the military.

K0SM0S 7y ago
Thanks a lot for the explanation / clarification, helps me qualitatively appreciate events. > it is in no way some sort of novel realization that space is important for the military. I know, and didn't mean to imply that it was; I said "used to" because my fear is long gone, and such statements now pile up, like +1's I guess. (Upvotes are currently winning by a fair margin!) I would however suggest that having a centralized Space command is a great leap towards building presence, solving big problems. Speaking as an EU citizen; but I'd vote for that, and with my wallet too.

sslayer 7y ago

My worry isn't that it is some trendy fad, or recognition of the value/inevitability, rather there is some other piece of information that the general public doesn't know. Maybe something not quite catastrophic as of yet, but is quitely driving the powers that be towards an unknown goal. Domination of space is of course going to be an important goal for any of the world powers, but the cost seems too high without a tangible asset/commodity that can provide wealth to keep the economic engines turning.