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Discusses the growth in the technical capabilities of commercial and foreign space systems, potential explotation of space by adversaries, increasing use of commercial space capabilities by U.S. forces, and continuing budget constraints are all changing the role of U.S. military in space.
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Astronautics, Military--United States, Astronautics and civilization.
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1999
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UG1523.G66 1999eb
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358/.8/0973
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Astronautics, Military--United States, Astronautics and civilization.
The research reported here was sponsored by the United States Air Force under Contract F49642-96-C-0001. Further information may be obtained from the Strategic Planning Division, Directorate of Plans, Hq USAF.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Gonzales, Daniel, 1956 The changing role of the U.S. military in space / Daniel Gonzales. p. cm. "Prepared for the United States Fir Force by RAND's Project AIR FORCE." "MR-895-AF." Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-8330-2661-5 1. Astronautics, MilitaryUnited States. 2. Astronautics and civilization. I. RAND Corporation. II. United States. Air Force. III. Project AIR FORCE (U.S.). IV. Title. UG1523.G66 1999 358'.8'0973dc21 98-43375 CIP
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The Changing Role of the U.S. Military in Space
Daniel Gonzales
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Preface
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 challengeschallenges 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.
This report summarizes work done in the Future Role of the Air Force in Space Project and was carried out in the Force Modernization and Employment Program of Project AIR FORCE.
Project Air Force
Project AIR FORCE, a division of RAND, is the Air Force federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) for studies and analyses. It provides the Air Force with independent analyses of policy alternatives affecting the development, employment, combat readiness, and support of current and future aerospace forces. Re-
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search is performed in three programs: Strategy and Doctrine, Force Modernization and Employment, and Resource Management and System Acquisition.
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