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Space Roles and Missions: From Fragmentation to Unity

December 11, 2025 Peter Garretson, Jackson Schnabel American Foreign Policy Council
Related Categories: Democracy and Governance; Energy Security; Intelligence and Counterintelligence; Military Innovation; Missile Defense; Science and Technology; Warfare; SPACE; NASA; China

The United States faces a fundamental organizational crisis in space. America’s space enterprise remains fragmented across multiple agencies with unclear roles, overlapping responsibilities, and competing authorities. This institutional confusion undermines national security, stifles commercial innovation, and threatens U.S. leadership in the vital space domain.

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