What does creation of Space Corps mean? Obviously, Space Corps will share many of the facilities of the Air Force just as the Marine Corps shares facilities with the Navy. However, current space facilities like Kennedy Space Center and Vandenberg Air Force Base could become Space Corps bases. Satellites and current military activities beyond the sky will become Space Corps jurisdiction.

Yet, it's the possible near future for Space Corps that's most interesting. Will the International Space Station become in part a Space Corps military base? Will Space Corps establish other space launch bases across the United States to supplement Vandenberg and Kennedy? Will Space Corps begin research leading to eventual military bases on Mars and all the other planets and moons of the solar system? Will this corps, for example, dispatch teams to extreme environments on Earth such as Antarctica to test how fit they will be for eventual long-term deployment to Mars?

Finally, does creation of Space Corps change the dynamic of space flight? Does it mean that the exploration, exploitation and colonization of the planets and moons of the solar system takes a huge step forward with Space Corps at the helm? If so, it certainly makes Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and others who have been revolutionizing space flight over the past decade look like prophets.

— Len Robertson, St. Charles