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Space domain “has never been more critical” to US security, says US chief of space operations

12th April 2024 - 16:30 GMT | by Flavia Camargos Pereira in Kansas City

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A Falcon 9 rocket launches satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. (Photo: US Space Force)

The increasing relevance of space in warfare scenarios and the proliferation of threats have been pushing the US Space Force towards modernising and investing in new capabilities.

Aware of the current and future relevance of space, the US has been placing further emphasis on the development and acquisition of capabilities to be operated in the domain and to enable Joint Force deployments.

On 9 April, during a testimony before the US Senate Committee on Appropriations, Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, chief of space operations, claimed that “space has never been more critical to the security of our nation”.

“The success or failure of the Joint Force depends heavily upon the capabilities we present,” Saltzman stated. “It is our responsibility to contest, to control the domain to defend US space

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