Space Politics of a Space Force w/ Vivienne Machi of Defense Daily

Most people are aware of the Trump administration’s plans for a “Space Force,” but few are clear on how it will fit within DoD structure, how it operate differently than existing organizations like the Air Force Space Command, and what it will look like if and when it survives scrutiny in Congress. To explain everything you need to know about Space Force, and other recent government/military space policy developments, we invited our good friend, Defense Daily space and Capitol Hill reporter Vivienne Machi, (@VivienneMachi) to join us for an interview. Vivienne takes us through the basics, answers my questions about the political and operative functions of a space force, and explains developments in space technology acquisition such as the establishment of the Space Development Agency. Via Satellite will be holding a drawing for free On Orbit podcast T-shirts! These are black T-shirts with the cool satellite imagery On Orbit Podcast logo. To enter for a chance to win, all you have to do is one of the following: leave a review of the podcast on iTunes, follow us on Twitter @OnOrbitPodcast (all one word, no spaces) and retweet one of our episode links, or email us at [email protected] with a suggestion for a future episode. We’ll be drawing winners every week on Fridays and will continue while supplies last. For more information, visit www.viasatellite.com/podcast or visit Via Satellite on Twitter @Via_Satellite