As United States Space Force Guardians look to position themselves and their talking points with the new administration, they should be aware of the clear signal given at the end of the last administration in their vision document "A New Era for Deep Space Exploration and Development" which provides the broad strategic context, and the broad roles they foresaw for the space force within that context:
"The strategy delineated in this paper supports an ambitious vision for human space exploration and development. This vision is one in which there is a sustainable human and robotic presence across the solar system — an expanding sphere of commercial, non-governmental activities in which increasing numbers of Americans live and work in space. This vision begins with a campaign to utilize Earth’s orbital environment, the surface and resources of the Moon, and cis-lunar space to develop the critical technologies, operational capabilities, and commercial space economy necessary for a sustainable human presence on the Moon, Mars, and beyond. U.S. space exploration efforts impact and aid multiple national interests, including the economy, national security, scientific advances, and diplomacy."?(p 1)
"To execute this vision requires a secure international environment that is conducive to U.S. commercial growth. The United States Space Force (USSF) does not have a direct role in the civil exploration and development of space per se – its responsibilities focus on organizing, training, and equipping the forces needed to support combatant commands and ensure unfettered access to and the use of space by the United States and its allies and partners. However, activities such as space transportation and logistics, power, communication, navigation, and space domain awareness, are of dual-use value to all space sectors – civil, national security, and commercial." (p 2)
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Scott Sadler Chance Saltzman Casey Beard Space Force Association Air & Space Forces Association National Security Space Association (NSSA) Space Systems Command Space Training and Readiness Command Space Operations Command U.S. Space Command i5 Space Space Force Cadet Corps