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Old 14th Jul 2021, 08:24
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German Space Command

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https://www.defensenews.com/space/20...space-command/

Germany establishes new military space command

STUTTGART, Germany — The German military has announced the creation of a separate command dedicated to space, becoming the latest of a handful of nations prioritizing more resources and missions among the stars.

The Ministry of Defence introduced the new space command in a July 13 ceremony at the German Space Situational Awareness Centre in Uedem, located in the country’s North Rhine-Westphalia region.…

Since 2009, the German Air Force, or Luftwaffe, has used the center to monitor space assets, order maneuvering of systems and recommend evasion routes to commercial satellite operators, according to the German Aerospace Center.

In fall 2020, the Air and Space Operations Center, or ASOC, was inaugurated there in response to NATO’s declaration of space as a new operational domain at the alliance’s 2019 meeting in London, England.….
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That's the problem, for years it never happened, but once one country formed one, the rest had to really follow suit.
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Will they have an official space cadets program for space cadets as well ?
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Is it one man, a laptop and a phone, considering how badly the German forces are resourced and politically managed?
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They're already up there.

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Love that film Dan.
Completely over the top and ridiculous - but that's the whole point.
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