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Space Force Chief Warns Against Complacency in Space Operations

By Rachel Jewett

Wednesday, April 19th, 2023

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Space Force Chief Warns Against Complacency in Space Operations

Gen. B. Chance Saltzman is the Chief of Space Operations, United States Space Force speaks on April 19 at Space Symposium. Photo: Space Foundation

The head of the U.S. Space Force wants to shake up how the U.S. military works in space, challenging the “comfort” that comes out of continuity, success, and the “family-like” atmosphere in the space industry. Speaking at Space Symposium in Colorado Springs on Wednesday, Space Force Gen. Chance Saltzman, chief of space operations, outlined multiple ways the Space Force is working at this, particularly in terms of how that relates to the commercial industry. “I'm worried about a … subtle…

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