space forces

Celestial defense branch

Space forces are military branches dedicated to operations in outer space—satellite defense, orbital surveillance, and potential space-based warfare.

Several nations have established such forces as space becomes strategically significant: The U.S. Space Force was created in 2019.

The term also appears in science fiction for interstellar military organizations.

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