What Does a Space Force Actually Do All Day?

The U.S. Space Force became its own branch in 2019, but the military had been flying satellites since the late 1950s — so what actually changed? This episode digs into the physical inventory Daniel asked about: missile-warning satellites, military SATCOM, GPS, space-domain awareness, and the planetary-scale ground infrastructure that most people never see. It also goes international, comparing the two countries on Earth with fully independent space forces — the U.S. and China's PLA Aerospace Force — plus Russia's Aerospace Forces, France's Space Command, India, and Japan. And it asks the harder question: what does competition in space actually look like, and what counter-space capabilities exist? Episode #934120 — open it directly at myweirdprompts.com/934120