The Space Force faces growing pains. Here’s how the next chief can help.
Doubling the service from roughly 10,000 to 20,000 military members by 2030 is not a trivial matter. Here are a few options the next service chief should consider.
It’s more than fuel: Why the Space Force needs in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing
In this op-ed, Charles Galbreath argues the Space Force should adopt in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing as a means to maintain space superiority over China.
Building logistics networks for contested environments
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The Army doth protest too much: In Space, jointness must come first
In this op-ed, Charles Galbreath and Jennifer Reeves of the Mitchell Institute respond to the Army's thoughts on its role in space.
The Army wants its own ‘Space Force.’ They shouldn’t be allowed to have it.
In this op-ed, two Mitchell Institute experts argue that the Army's Space and Missile Defense Command is overstepping with its plans to increase space personnel and space control capabilities.
Space Force faces disproportionate impact from a shutdown or CR
"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.