A USAF C-17 airdrops a dummy rocket to simulate the DARPA-USAF “QuickReach”-a proposed new small satellite booster-demonstrating that the booster would not impact the cargo bay on the way out.
After years of describing to lawmakers and Pentagon leaders the nature of that threat and the key role spacepower plays in deterring conflict in the domain and enabling the rest of the joint force, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman told reporters during AFA’s Warfare Symposium here that the message appears to…
