ORLANDO, Fla. — As the U.S. Space Force marks its fifth anniversary, senior leaders and rank-and-file members, known as guardians, gathered at the second annual Spacepower Conference in Orlando this week. Against the backdrop of an increasingly contested space domain, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman in a keynote speech Dec. 10 outlined the service’s achievements and challenges that lie ahead.

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Sandra Erwin writes about military space programs, policy, technology and the industry that supports this sector. She has covered the military, the Pentagon, Congress and the defense industry for nearly two decades as editor of NDIA’s National Defense...