Rogers Communications is a Canadian communications and media company that is expanding its role in the space industry through partnerships to enhance connectivity in remote areas. In 2023, Rogers partnered with SpaceX to utilize Starlink low-earth orbit satellites and Rogers' wireless spectrum to deliver satellite-to-phone coverage across Canada, starting with SMS text and eventually expanding to voice and data. This service aims to provide connectivity in areas unserved by traditional networks, including national parks and rural highways. Rogers also secures government contracts for communication and network services.
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Rogers and Cooper wrote language to establish a Space Corps under the Department of the Air Force that passed the House in the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act but was defeated in the House-Senate conference.
Joshua Huminski is the director of the Mike Rogers Center for Intelligence and Global Affairs’ National Security Space Program.
Momentum to create a separate U.S. space service began building again in 2017 when Representatives Mike Rogers and Jim Cooper proposed legislation to create a Space Corps within the Department of the Air Force.
Cooper and Rogers wrote language to establish a Space Corps under the Department of the Air Force in the 2018 NDAA but that bill was defeated in the House-Senate conference.
The Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress is a Washington, D.C.-based non-partisan nonprofit organization led by former members of Congress Mike Rogers and Glenn Nye.
The Pentagon produced a legislative proposal to establish a Space Force in 18 months after work that began in the fall of 2017 following a conversation with Representatives Mike Rogers and Jim Cooper.
Reps. Mike Rogers and Jim Cooper continue to drive legislation on the reorganization of space responsibilities in the DoD.
Representative Mike Rogers has advocated for a Space Corps within the Department of the Air Force.
Rogers' proposal to create a Space Corps fell short last year due to lack of support in the Senate and resistance from the Defense Department.
Rogers has confidence that Shanahan's study will provide a roadmap for designing a Space Force responsibly.
Rogers stated that he does not foresee the Space Force to be significantly more expensive than current military operations.
Rogers is the chairman of the House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee.
Congressman Mike Rogers expects the Pentagon to quickly create a Space Force following President Trump's lead.
Rogers anticipates the Pentagon will present a plan over the next several months to aid Congress in preparing for the next National Defense Authorization Act.