Extended Commentary: Ad Astra: The Future of Military Space Operations

The next ten years of U.S. Military advancements and operational capabilities are looking rather promising in the theater of space. As far back as the founding of NASA in 1958, the military has trained and prepared its personnel across all branches for space operations. Recent training examples for service members include digital intelligence, anti-cyberterrorism, remote air defense, and further training in aerospace and field survival exercises. What is even more important is the military’s support of efforts operating in space that go beyond regular warfare as we understand it on Earth. Space is the next frontier of military operations that strategists and tacticians in the defense industry are currently preparing for and this discussion will illustrate how they are implementing it in technology training, government policy, law, and private business in the effort to grow society into this projected new future.