Debrief: Could the Pentagon Put Warehouses in Space?

Soldiers attached a Conex box to a CH-47 Chinook.

Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Special Troops Battalion, 1st Armored Division Sustainment Brigade, attached a Conex box to a CH-47 Chinook during sling load training at Biggs Army Airfield, Fort Bliss, Texas, March 10, 2017.

Credit: Winifred Brown/U.S. Army
AURORA, Colorado—For every other domain, the value of logistics is well-established. The newest service has spent the past few years fleshing out its own approach, an effort that is only growing in importance as the U.S. warns of a future conflict in space. On Earth, warehouses play an indispensable...
Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Los Angeles.

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