A recent symposium hosted by Air University’s National Space Studies Center highlighted a widespread perception among space experts, educators, and lawmakers that the general public and many military personnel do not appreciate our dependence on space, reports AU’s Carl Bergquist. During a three-day Space Education Symposium in Montgomery, Ala, Maj. Gen. Stephen Miller, commandant of the Air War College, said one of the first places the Air Force should start to recruit new members to the space field is the Air Force Academy, just up the road from Air Force Space Command. Easier said than done, according to Col. John Hyten, AFSPC director of plans and requirements. He said, “The young cadets love what we are doing in space, but few are coming into the space business.” Other speakers acknowledged that civil and commercial space face the same problem. Few young people consider a career with NASA, and the same goes for industry, which provides much of the US military’s space work. Hyten said, “Our national pool of space-smart scientists is shrinking, and the industry is having a hard time delivering on demand.”
NATO Scrambles Fighter in Newest Response to Russian Drones
Sept. 16, 2025
NATO scrambled its first fighter Sept. 13 under its new plan to bolster its defenses against Russian air incursions that was put into place after an array of Russian drones flew into Polish airspace last week, the officials from the alliance’s military command said.
