Christian Keil(@pronounced_kyle):Here it is: my 12,000 word report on Space Warfighting. Handed it to Space Force leadership two weeks ago, and it's now public. My core argument: No amount of wishful thinking can keep us from having to fight a space war. So we had better learn how to win one. Contents: The First Principles of Space Warfighting ▸ Space is close to earth, but it’s hard to get there. ▸ Orbits are predictable, but tracking objects in space is hard. ▸ Space is physically massive, but operationally small. How To Win a Space War ▸ Maximize upmass to orbit. ▸ Scale commercial satellite manufacturing. ▸ Disaggregate and proliferate military satellite systems. ▸ Dominate the cold war. ▸ Defend the domain.

2026.06.22 13:59

Here it is: my 12,000 word report on Space Warfighting. Handed it to Space Force leadership two weeks ago, and it's now public. My core argument: No amount of wishful thinking can keep us from having to fight a space war. So we had better learn how to win one. Contents: The First Principles of Space Warfighting ▸ Space is close to earth, but it’s hard to get there. ▸ Orbits are predictable, but tracking objects in space is hard. ▸ Space is physically massive, but operationally small. How To Win a Space War ▸ Maximize upmass to orbit. ▸ Scale commercial satellite manufacturing. ▸ Disaggregate and proliferate military satellite systems. ▸ Dominate the cold war. ▸ Defend the domain.