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New Initiative Aims To Educate Congress On Space Warfare
The Space Force Association has developed a simulation center to demonstrate the impact of space warfare on terrestrial operations. The center, known as the National Spacepower Center, uses unclassified data and combines orbital tracking, spacecraft engineering models, and command-and-control software to illustrate the risks and challenges of space operations. The first prototype focused on ‘space dogfighting’ scenarios, showing how an adversary satellite could disrupt a US missile-tracking satellite. The project aims to improve understanding of space operations and risks, and may help inform future budget decisions. This development was first reported by SpaceNews.