Space Control Finally Gets A Boost
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Credit: Air Force Space Command
The White House has requested that $5 billion be allocated for new initiatives over the next five years for space control, reflecting a realization sharpened since China’s latest anti-satellite test last year that allied spacecraft are no longer safe once lofted into orbit. The funding speaks to the...
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