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DoD Space Policy Official Plumb Outlines Steps to Normalize Space as an Operational Domain

By Rachel Jewett

Tuesday, April 18th, 2023

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DoD Space Policy Official Plumb Outlines Steps to Normalize Space as an Operational Domain

Dr. John Plumb, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy spoke on Tuesday at Space Symposium. Photo: Space Foundation

The U.S. Department of Defense is working to normalize space as an operational domain, just like land, sea, and air — and doing so requires collaboration with both allies and the commercial sector, John Plumb, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, said Tuesday at Space Symposium. Plumb, who was confirmed in March 2022, is the first person to hold this position, and he is the senior civilian in the Office of the Secretary of Defense to conduct oversight of…

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