Commentary
The new Executive Order on “ensuring space superiority” issued by President Trump is a milestone. For the first time, we now have a presidential document that recognizes the civilizational importance of space. It is a strong and welcome statement on national space policy that for the first time clearly enunciates America’s economic interests in space, and the role of the Department of War in protect them. For the first time, a single national security document puts all instruments of national space power—NASA, the Department of Commerce, and the Department of War—on the same map and same timeline.