Space Force needs a strategic plan

A New Glenn rocket launches from Space Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Samuel Becker)

Big changes are coming to America’s space forces.

For decades, military space has been defined by mission stagnation. Early mission sets like launch, missile warning, nuclear detonation detection, nuclear command and control, weather, and military satellite communications were put in place in the 1960s and have been operational since before 1970.