Russia and China space program’s are part of their military. Why can the United States Air Force completely take over NASA’s functions?
“Why can the United States Air Force completely take over NASA’s functions?”
Several resaons:
There is an internal arguement that seeks to eliminate the USAF altogether;
The USAF is already looking at blimps and other low tech to replace the GPS and Com sats, rather than protecting the existing orbatal models.