‘Quit Building Big’: Space Force Officials Talk Need for Speed and Agility

Overclassification another challenge for space defense

The reusable first stage of a SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corp.) Falcon 9 rocket returns to land after the launch of the NROL-87 spy satellite payload for the National Reconnaissance Office from the SLC-4E launch pad at Vandenberg U.S. Space Force Base in Lompoc, Calif., on Feb. 2, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

Defense officials told senators what they think the United States must do to compete with China and other rivals in space.

Time, they agreed, is of the essence.