A Separate Space: Creating a Military Service for Space

by Michael Spirtas (Author), Yool Kim (Author), Frank Camm (Author), Shirley M. Ross (Author), Debra Knopman (Author), Forrest E. Morgan (Author), Sebastian Joon Bae (Author), M. Scott Bond (Author), John S. Crown (Author), Elaine Simmons (Author)

As the United States creates the Space Force as a service within the Department of the Air Force, RAND assessed which units to bring into the Space Force, analyzed career field sustainability, and drew lessons from other defense organizations. The report focuses on implications for effectiveness, efficiency, independence, and sense of identity for the new service