The Final Battlefield, Establishing the United States Space Command
A member of the US military unfurls the new U.S. Space Command flag alongside President Donald Trump (L), Vice President Mike Pence (2nd L) and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper during an event establishing the US Space Command in the Rose Garden of the White House on Aug. 29, 2019. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images
President Donald Trump established the United States Space Command in August 2019. The Space Command is headed by General John Raymond. He said that, “in the future if we were to get into a conflict with a peer or near-peer competitor, we’re going to have to fight for space superiority.”
As adversarial nations like China advance their space capabilities, they can now threaten U.S. space assets.
Daniel Holl
China reporter
Daniel Holl is a Sacramento, California-based reporter, specializing in China-related topics. He moved to China alone and stayed there for almost seven years, learning the language and culture. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.
