The U.S. Space Force released its first doctrine document, entitled “Spacepower: Doctrine for Space Forces,” yesterday. According to Air Force Magazine, it solidifies the interdependence of civil, military, intelligence, and commercial players as the U.S. tries to return to the Moon and push farther to Mars, as well as protect its satellites and other spacecraft from attack and support a growing number of private-sector ventures past the Earth’s atmosphere. “Preserving freedom of action in space is the essence of military space power and must be the first priority of military space forces,” it says.
The doctrine document argues the Space Force needs seven kinds of expertise to achieve its missions. They include:
Orbital warfare, or moving systems on orbit as well as firing weapons for offense and defense
Electromagnetic warfare
Cyber
Intelligence
