With the shuttle we were in the very beginning in so far as having capabilities to operate in various EO ' s, there is a great deal of work & vehicle improvement required to get to where the USA needs to be to assure the USA 's national security. Much of the work can be done by unmanned shuttle autonomous operations ( re nasaproblems.com). An operational improved shuttle equivalent is mandatory, yet we have close to zero congress people advocating such a program. COTS & Orion will not meet the USA 's EO needs.
The x37 can be modified to meet our EO needs, yet this administration ignores the Boeing proposal.
The article below summarizes areas of EO operations, but one area they omit is space weapons!
Don't believe it will not occur--- it will!
Today's space systems fulfill five purposes: (1) environmental monitoring; (2) communications; (3) position, navigation, and timing; (4) integrated tactical warning and attack assessment; and (5) intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions. These missions are integral to a new American way of warfare. Direct and indirect challenges to American power in space are growing. Other nations are expanding their capabilities to interdict or deny U.S. access to space. Mounting fiscal pressures will likely necessitate changes in national "security space" force structures and acquisition approaches. This Special Report explores the implications of these challenges on U.S. national security space programs and policies. It sets the context for future decision making, providing insight into the myriad issues—from allied capability and intentions to extant arms control proposals—that will likely influence these decisions.The United States is approaching a critical juncture on its investments in national security space capabilities.
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