“As the newest service, one with plans to expand significantly every year, losing even a few months of work could set the entire effort back in the long term,” warn Charles Galbreath and Tim Ryan of the Mitchell Institute in this new op-ed.
The side that can see and react to the battle will win the battle, so space-based sensors and communications layers are key, writes Tim Ryan of the Mitchell Institute.
Congress and the administration are faced with one of two solutions: establish a Space National Guard, or lose the manpower and experience that exists in the Air National Guard, argue Mitchell Institute’s Tim Ryan and AFA’s Stuart Pettis.
There’s a little-discussed but key space program that The Mitchell Institute’s Tim Ryan argues is in need of urgent upgrades.
By Tim Ryan