The best way for military forces to prepare for combat is through live training exercises on suitable battlefields. When you’re the US Space Force (USSF), that means space is the logical place to train your troops. This is why the USSF’s Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) is “actively developing on-orbit exercises to enhance our readiness and capabilities,” a STARCOM spokesperson told Parabolic Arc.

China’s growing expertise in space and rocket development is causing concern among its neighbors. A review by the National Institute for Defence Studies, a Japanese think tank, says that China’s program is “a vital means of achieving military competitiveness against the United States.” “The organisations engaged in China’s space development have strong ties to the People’s Liberation Army and a considerable number of its satellites are presumably intended for military […]