The unmanned Falcon 9 rocket launched by SpaceX, on a cargo resupply service mission to the International Space Station, lifts off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida January 10, 2015. REUTERS/Scott Audette
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On July 21, 2021, U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Karl L. Schultz testified to Congress on a discreet budget issue that one may have been missed if not paying close attention: to stay ready, the Coast Guard must keep pace with the technological advances occurring across the maritime sphere with “increased space operations.” Such a subtle comment may have been overshadowed by recent commercial excursions into space by Jeff Bezos and Sir Richard Branson, but the Commandant’s reference to space operations is telling.
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