Air Force Space Command Commander Gen. John Raymond testifies April 3, 2019, in front of the House Armed Services Committee's strategic forces subcommittee. Credit: YouTube

Raymond endorses Trump’s Space Force proposal

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Raymond says he 'fully supports' DoD's Space Force proposal

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How about a U.S. Space Guard? • DoD steps up AI push amid Google firestorm • DARPA lays groundwork for military LEO constellation

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President Trump has floated a Space Force as a separate and equal branch of the military like the the Air Force. Now comes another thought: A Space Guard fashioned after the U.S. Coast Guard.

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Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) shakes hands with Gen. Jay Raymond, head of Air Force Space Command, at the 2017 Space Symposium. Rogers and the Air Force have recently found themselves at odds over the congressman's "Space Corps" proposal. Credit: Tom Kimmell/SpaceNews

Debate intensifies over Rogers’ Space Corps proposal

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With former U.S. Air Force officials demanding more time for the service to prove it is on track with space development, U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) continued to argue Sept. 7 the time is now to create a Space Corps, or something akin to it.

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The House of Representatives debates the National Defense Authorization Act July 13, 2017, a day before the bill's passage, which includes a controversial proposal to set up a new military branch focused on space. Credit: CSPAN

Space Corps proposal has murkier path forward in the Senate

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The Senate Armed Services Committee’s markup of their version of the NDAA doesn’t include the Space Corps proposal, instead focusing on bolstering space operations along different lines.

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Op-ed | America needs a space corps

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"America is so dependent on our satellites in space that we think it’s time for a branch of the U.S. military designed to protect them," two top lawmakers say.

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Galileo navigation satellite. Credit: ESA

OHB, Surrey Satellite win contract for eight more Galileo navigation satellites

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The companies signed the contract Thursday with the European Space Agency, which procures the satellites on behalf of the EU.

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