The Changing Role of the U.S. Military in Space

Abstract

This report reviews the dramatic changes occurring in the commercial and foreign space sectors, the ways in which emerging commercial space capabilities can be used by the U.S. military, and what advantages adversaries may gain by exploiting those same capabilities. These changes in the space environment present the Department of Defense (DoD) with opportunities and challenges- challenges and opportunities that are examined in this report with particular reference to the space control mission area. This report should be of interest to Air Force and DoD leaders, planners, and strategists who are concerned with the use of space assets by the U.S. military and potential adversaries, and those engaged in emerging commercial and foreign space capabilities and in the space control mission area.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA364016

Entities

People

  • Daniel L Gonzales

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Astronautics
  • Detectors
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Early Warning Systems
  • Geosynchronous Orbits
  • Military Science
  • Reconnaissance Satellites
  • Satellite Orbits
  • Situational Awareness
  • Space Debris
  • Space Objects
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Space