Re:Trump directs establishment of U.S. force to dominate space
by Rebelgecko on Monday June 18, 2018 @02:10PM
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No. This would move parts of the military that already do space stuff (primarily Air Force) into their own branch. The OST doesn't ban all military things in space (GPS constellation for example, is totally legal). The OST does ban nuclear weapons and 'boots on the ground' when it comes to certain extraterrestrial environs. But again, despite the name this isn't a Space Marine type organization that is being proposed. Just a reorg of existing capabilities.
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Re:Trump directs establishment of U.S. force to dominate space
by andrewtbham on Monday June 18, 2018 @02:28PM
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Yeh. Seems like Air Force is already Space Force.
I have always been curious what boeing X37 does?
Re:Trump directs establishment of U.S. force to dominate space
by ojosilva on Sunday June 24, 2018 @06:50PM
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Given its size and operating specs I'd say it's a space drone designed for superiority in the orbital range. It enables the Air Force to attack and defend at very high altitudes against otherwise unreachable targets and threats. Or, at least now, since it doesn't appear to carry or need any weapons systems, it can tow satellites out of orbit (for security reasons, American or foreign) or run very specific rescue missions.