Troy Meink: “Space Force wasn't stood up until many, many, many, many…”

“But really, the rise of air power and the importance of dominating the air domain became quite obvious during World War II. And to be honest, it was really the Space Force as well. I mean, Space Force wasn't stood up until many, many, many, many years later [after the V2 rockets]. But the V2 rockets, it was already starting to be understood the importance of space. And yeah, it took many, many decades for the Space Force to be stood up.” (07:03–07:09)

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