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U.S. Space Command announced Thomas James’ appointment as commander of Joint Task Force Space Defense on 2019-08-30.
U.S. Space Command was officially re-established as a unified combatant command on 2019-08-29.
The new U.S. Space Command shares the name of the command first activated in 1985 but is designed for an era when U.S. access to space is being challenged.
U.S. Space Command’s functions were absorbed by U.S. Strategic Command in 2002 to free up resources to create U.S. Northern Command to oversee homeland defense.
President Trump’s 2019-12-18 memo instructed the Pentagon to re-establish United States Space Command to focus on protecting U.S. space assets and strengthening the military’s posture in space.
The Department of Defense requested $83,800,000 for U.S. Space Command in fiscal year 2020, of which $8,200,000 is new money and $75,600,000 would be transferred from other accounts.
The United States had a U.S. Space Command from 1985 until 2002 when the George W. Bush administration dissolved it.
The intelligence community opposes merging the NRO with the Space Force while supporting the provision of operational and tactical support to U.S. Space Command.
In the event of conflict extending to space, the NRO will take direction from the commander of U.S. Space Command and execute defensive operations based on a jointly developed playbook.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded BAE Systems the second phase of an existing $12,800,000 contract to develop digital tools for space command and control.
U.S. Space Command is being spun off from U.S. Strategic Command 17 years after space ceased to be an independent combatant command and was merged into Strategic Command.
The Senate version of the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act does not allow the Department of Defense to create a service immediately and lays out a one-year transition plan during which Air Force Space Command would be rebranded as the U.S. Space Force.
Christopher Scolese intends for the National Reconnaissance Office to remain independent because the NRO supports non-defense agencies such as NASA while collaborating with U.S. Space Command.
Gen. John Raymond plans to transfer approximately 640 people from U.S. Strategic Command who are currently performing duties at space mission operations centers to U.S. Space Command.
U.S. Space Command existed from 1985 until 2002 before it was merged with U.S. Strategic Command during the George W. Bush administration.
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan advocated establishing a Space Force, a U.S. Space Command, and a Space Development Agency to ensure the United States stays ahead of adversaries advancing their space capabilities.
The Congressional Budget Office analyzed future costs for the Space Force, U.S. Space Command, and the Space Development Agency and projected costs for the Space Force significantly higher than $2,000,000,000 over five years.
The House Appropriations Committee approved the Department of Defense’s $83,000,000 request to establish United States Space Command and fully funded it at the requested level.
In its fiscal year 2020 budget request, the Department of Defense requested $72,000,000 to stand up the Space Force, $83,000,000 to establish U.S. Space Command, and $149,000,000 for the Space Development Agency.
The 2019-05-08 Congressional Budget Office report estimated that standing up an independent Space Force under the Air Force, a U.S. Space Command and a Space Development Agency would increase Department of Defense annual costs by $1,100,000,000 to $1,900,000,000 and incur one-time costs of $1,800,000,000 to $4,700,000,000.