New Space Organization Bolstering International, Industry Ties as Ops Evolve

A newly formed organization under US Space Command is looking to strengthen its ties to foreign nations, other parts of the federal government, and commercial industry, its boss said Nov. 15 in Washington, D.C. “If these critical partners do not have freedom of action in space, then we have not achieved space superiority,” said Maj. Gen. Stephen Whiting, who runs the Combined Force Space Component Command under SPACECOM at Vandenberg AFB, Calif. “It's that simple.” Read more ►