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Sun May 31 23:10:05 1981
ATTENTION ALL SPACE CADETS!!!!  PREPARE YOUR ROCKETS!
>From Aviation Week, May 25, 1981

Page 40:

        Serious consideration within the Defense Dept. and Congress of
        establishment of a new branch of the armed services for space
        warfare, probably Space Command.  The reasoning is that the
        Air Force and Navy are seeking to avoid developing space
        weaponry for defense and that any effort in this area takes
        away from total obligational authority for other planned
        strategic weapon systems. ...

The article, "Beam Weapons Technology Expanding" goes on to mention,
several times, about white house concern that the Pentagon branches
are hindering development of space technology, as it is not in their
traditional mission areas. (Most famous example, the Navy's effort to
delay and destroy air power, Billy Mitchell, et alia).  The
implication is that a special service will support and not hinder
development of a new form of defense.

If a Space Command, perhaps also a Space Academy?

Michael Wahrman