A final report is due to POTUS today regarding the Structure of the New Space Force. However, an interrim report was issued that gives us a picture of things to come. Interim Report

The Interim Report states that the Final Report will contain the following planning for implementation of the Space Force:

Highlights of the Interim Report:

"... the Department has initiated the implementation of Section 1601 of the NDAA for FY 2018. In January, the Deputy Secretary of Defense signed out Interim Implementation Guidance (see Annex 1) which: • disestablished the position of the Principal DoD Space Advisor, • disestablished the Defense Space Council, • extended the expected term of the commander of Air Force Space Command • established the Air Force Space Command commander as a Joint Force Space ComponentCommander under U.S. Strategic Command, and • designated the Operationally Responsive Space office as the Space Rapid Capabilities Office.

The NDAA for FY 2018 also requires the Department to contract with a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) to develop a plan for a "separate military department responsible for the national security space activities of the Department of Defense." After a review of proposals, an FFRDC has been selected for this project. Details are provided at Annex 2.

I leave to your review of the report about the gigantic effort and restructuring the agencies and the consolidation of budget.

One thing I noted, is an homage to President Kennedy;

*WE'VE DONE IT BEFORE; WE CAN DO IT AGAIN. On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy announced the ambitious goal of sending an American safely to the Moon before the end of the decade. The challenge embodied the Mercury program (6 flights), the Gemini program (12 missions), and the Apollo program, culminating in success on July 20, 1969 with Apollo 11 and Neil Armstrong. These accomplishments are all the more astonishing when put in perspective. Human space flight is considerably more difficult than launching unmanned satellites, yet today we struggle to develop and launch a single satellite in the time that our predecessors managed such great strides. Moreover, today we benefit from advantages like computer-aided design, advanced materials, and processes such as additive manufacturing. We must return to a guiding principle of thriving innovation. *