Military Space Forces

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Abstract:<br />Assesses the military space challenges facing the Air Force and the nation in light of the findings and recommendations of the Space Commission. The author reviews the Air Force's involvement in space since its creation as an independent service in 1947; examines the circumstances that occasioned the commission's creation and the conceptual and organizational roadblocks that have impeded a more rapid growth of U.S. military space capability; and enumerates the challenges facing the Air Force with respect to space.<br />http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1649/<br />The Aerospace Force: Defending America in the 21st Century: - A White Paper on Aerospace Integration.<br />http://www.af.mil/lib/taf.pdf <br />A Separate Space Force: An 80 Year Old Argument<br />https://research.maxwell.af.mil/papers/special_collection/max-pap/mp20.pdf<br />SEPARATE SPACE FORCE<br />OTS Current Military Topics<br />http://www.au.af.mil/au/aul/bibs/sepsp/sepsp.htm<br />

 

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Air University Review, January-March 1987<br />The Future of Military Space Forces<br /><br />Gen Robert T. Herres<br />http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/aureview/1987/herres2.html<br />Project Horizon US ARMY <br />A U. S. ARMY STUDY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT<br />OF<br />A LUNAR OUTPOST<br />(TRANSMITTAL LETTER)<br /><br />SECRET<br /><br />CRD/1 (S) Proposal to Establish a Lunar Outpost ( C )<br /><br />Chief of Ordnance CRD 20 Mar 1959<br /><br />1. (U) Reference letter to Chief of Ordnance from Chief of Research and Development, subject as above.<br /><br />2. (C) Subsequent to approval by the Chief of Staff of reference, representatives of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency indicated that supplementary guidance would be required concerning the scope of the preliminary investigation specified in the reference. In particular these representatives requested guidance concerning the source of funds required to conduct the investigation.<br /><br />3. (S) I envision expeditious development of the proposal to establish a lunar outpost to be of critical importance to the U. S. Army of the future. This evaluation is apparently shared by the Chief of Staff in view of his expeditious approval and enthusiastic endorsement of initiation of the study. Therefore, the detail to be covered by the investigation and the subsequent plan should be as complete as is feasible in the time limits allowed and within the funds currently available within the office of the Chief of Ordnance. In this time of limited budget, additional monies are unavailable. Current programs have been scrutinised rigidly and identifiable "fat" trimmed away. Thus high study costs are prohibitive at this time.<br /><br />4. (C) I leave it to your discretion to determine the source and the amount of money to be devoted to this purpose.<br /><br />No contacts with agencies outside the Army will be made until after the resu

 

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http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/<br /><br />Shooting for the moon<br />ntroduction<br /><br />The idea of weapons in space is nothing new. One early military plan for nuking the moon was publicized a few months ago with the publication of Keay Davidson's biography, Carl Sagan: A Life. Early in his career, Sagan worked for a secret military project researching the idea of detonating a nuclear device on the lunar surface, just to see what would happen. Manhattan scientist Edward Teller was also interested, if not directly involved, in the project. As strange as the idea of blasting the moon was, however, it was only one of several proposals for the military exploitation of the moon in the late 1950s. With space flight becoming a reality, both army and air force planners wanted to establish lunar footholds.<br /><br />But it was not to be. As Jeffrey Richelson notes in the following article, dreams of militarizing the moon died in the 1960s. Both the Eisenhower and Kennedy/Johnson administrations believed the moon should be used solely for peaceful purposes, principles that were eventually embodied in the Outer Space Treaty of 1967.<br /><br />But "what goes around, comes around." Today, the moon is still off-limits, but military planners at U.S. Space Command believe that near-Earth space should be equipped with a variety of precision weapons, arguing that if the United States doesn't put arms in space, someone else will.<br /><br />Officials at Space Command believe the United States needs to use near-Earth space to achieve "full spectrum dominance of the battlespace" by 2020. In July, Space Command hosted the Joint Warrior Interoperability Demonstration, which is designed to improve the ability of the United States to defend its assets in space.<br /><br />As Gen. Richard B. Myers put it in April 1999, Space Command needs to fashion a "space control mission" that will "ensure use of space on our [U.S.] terms." My

 

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ARMY SPACE REFERENCE TEXT<br /><br />TABLE OF CONTENTS<br /><br /> CHAPTER 1 - Introduction<br /> Includes general administrative information: purpose, scope and overview of text, and recommended changes<br /><br /> CHAPTER 2 - Army Space History<br /> Provides a background on early theorists and rockets, development of military space capabilities and a chronological use of space in military operations through Operation Restore Democracy.<br /><br /> CHAPTER 3 - Space Policy and Law<br /> Reviews U.S. Space Policy, U.S. presidential administrations policies, DOD and Army Space Policy, Space Laws and military activities in space.<br /><br /> CHAPTER 4 - Army Concept for Space<br /> Describes the Army Concept for Space and the disciplines evolution to the future. Some near term, mid term and far term goals are provided along with the way the Army uses space across various domains.<br /><br /> CHAPTER 5 - Space Environment and Orbital Mechanics<br /> Provides an overview of orbital mechanics, space environment, satellite ground tracks, orbit types and orbital maneuvers.<br /><br /> CHAPTER 6 - Launch Systems and Launch Sites<br /> Describes the principles of rocket propulsion and some selected launch systems and launch sites around the world.<br /><br /> CHAPTER 7 - Space Systems<br /><br /> SECTION 1 - Overview<br /> Describes the space segments, the energy sources used, payload types, and the tracking network for satellite control.<br /><br /> SECTION 2 - Satellite Communications (SATCOM)<br /> Describes the capabilities and limits of satellite communications systems, the communication satellites in DOD, and a description of the various communication satellite systems used (SHF, DSCS, Milstar, EHF, MILSATCOM), and technology applications for the 1990s.<br /><br /> SECTION 3 - Position/Navigation Satellite Systems<br /> Provides an overview of various position navigation systems, the Global Positioning System, and receivers

 

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From the Sea to the Stars:<br />A History of U.S. Navy Space and Space-Related Activities<br />by Gary Federici<br />By permission of the author and with the support of NR SPAWAR HQ 0866<br /><br />June 1997<br /><br />TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />http://www.history.navy.mil/books/space/

 

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SpaceDev awarded Phase II of $43 Million MDA contract<br />October 26, 2004<br />...back to list<br /><br />Poway, Calif. --SpaceDev has been awarded the second task order on its existing $43 million contract with the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), to design and develop up to six responsive, affordable high-performance networked micro-satellites to support national missile defense. The second task order of the contract is valued at approximately $8.3 million, became effective on October 1st and is expected to be completed by January 2006.<br /><br />"The successful completion of the first phase of our contract positioned us for a smooth transition into the next, exciting stage of our responsive microsatellite design for the MDA," says Jim Benson, SpaceDev's founding chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "Building on our proprietary CHIPSat technology, the work associated with the second phase of this contract will further enhance and define the capabilities of SpaceDev's networked cluster of formation-flying, high performance satellites, and the ability to control the mission via a laptop with Internet access."<br /><br />The MDA contract is composed of four phases over five years with milestone payments based on a cost plus fixed fee arrangement. Subsequent phases pertain to fabrication, integration, testing, operation and full support during the life of the experiment. The MDA contract calls for SpaceDev to conduct a micro satellite distributed sensing experiment with an option for a networked laser communications experiment, and other micro satellite studies and experiments as required in support of MDA's Advanced System Deputate. The first phase consisted of a detailed mission analysis and preliminary micro satellite design that generated approximately $1.1 million of revenue for SpaceDev.<br />http://www.honeycombconnect.com/Defense/document_3638.ashx?page=&dat

 

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Developments in Military Space: Movement toward space weapons?1<br />http://www.cdi.org/pdfs/space-weapons.pdf<br />Fan-Ji 1" (counter-attack No. 1) <br />"Fan-Ji 2" (Counter-attack No. 2) TMD <br />"Fan-Ji 3" (Counter-attack No. 3) <br /><br />Missile Defenses. The PRC loudly protests U.S. Theater and National anti-missile plans but says almost nothing about its own anti-missile or anti-satellite programs. However, until the disruptions of the Cultural Revolution in the 1970s, the PRC did have an anti-missile program. A mid-2001 report in the PRC magazine Hang Tien noted that the PLA’s ABM program included the construction of two anti-missile systems: the FAN JI 1 (Counter-attack 1) and the FAN JI 2. The later was tested five times. A FAN JI 3 was also designed but the FAN JI program reportedly did not survive the chaos of the Cultural Revolution.[121]<br /><br />PRC aerospace engineering reports from the mid-1990s, thought to be co-authored by the head of the China Aero Space Corporation’s 2nd Academy, which manufactures surface-to-air missiles, may indicate that the PRC developing anti-missile or anti-satellite systems.[122] Another report notes the heat signature characteristics of tactical ballistic missiles and the requirements for infrared anti-missile seekers.[123]<br /><br />New imported PLA air defense missiles and their technology are at least giving the PLA a limited ATBM capability. According to Chinese officials interviewed at the 1998 Zhuhai Airshow, China was planning to develop a new version of the FT–2000 surface-to-air missile (SAM) that could have an anti-tactical ballistic missile (ATBM) capability. S-300PMU-2 SAMs being purchased from Russia can also intercept TBMs. <br /><br />Russia is also a possible source for more sophisticated anti-missile defenses. Since at least 1952 the Russian have been working to create the radar, missiles and other technologies needed for a national mis

 

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Russia is inconsistent on military space<br />Published on : 4/15/2005 8:48:00 PM <br />Category : Science News<br />Russian officials have condemned U.S. plans to deploy weapons in space, but said a military presence in space remains a priority for their own country.<br /><br />Defence Minister Sergey Ivanov was reported by the ITAR-TASS news agency as saying he is categorically opposed to U.S. plans for deploying weapons in space. Ivanov commented on statements made recently by Air Force Lt. Gen. Henry Obering, director of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, about the need for a space-based defense system.<br /><br />"Russia is against deploying nuclear weapons in space," the RIA Novosti news agency quoted Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as saying.<br /><br />At the same time Ivanov said a military presence in space remains a priority for Russia. In the near future, he said, Russia is to build new space launch sites and new dual-purpose boosters that will serve both military and civilian needs.<br /><br />"There are currently about 100 spacecraft in our space military group, and the role of space will only go on increasing," ITAR-TASS quoted Ivanov as saying.<br /><br />Copyright 2005 by United Press International<br /><br /><br /><br />Missile Defense Systems<br /><br /><br />http://www.missilethreat.com/systems/<br />

 

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