Jim Cooper

FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2021, file photo released by the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, an unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operation test at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. California's Vandenberg Air Force Base will be renamed as a U.S. Space Force Base. The name will be changed to Vandenberg Space Force Base during a ceremony Friday, May 14, 2021, on the parade field. The sprawling Central Coast base tests ballistic missiles and conducts orbital launches for defense, science and commercial purposes. (Brittany E. N. MurphyU.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command via AP, File)

Top researcher says Space Force needs more balanced strategy to deliver short term results

Congress is concerned that after nearly two years the Space Force doesn’t have much to show.

Space Operations

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket that will carry supplies to the International Space Station stands ready at complex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Monday, April 17, 2017, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The launch is scheduled for Tuesday morning and for the first time, NASA cameras will provide live 360-degree video of the rocket heading toward space. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Fights, budgeting and planning are all ahead if DoD wants to set up a space force by 2020

Reporter's Notebook

Air Force has long to-do list for space operations, Wilson says

Air Force

Comparing 2013 budget proposals

Proposal to cut federal workforce raises concerns

Congress

Experts push financial reporting overhaul

Budget