One of the questions also raised was WHY did the Trump administration create The Space Force?
One of the bases right near my house in NH was changed from the USAF to Space Force. This base has been around since 1942 when it was originally a bombing range. In 1959 it became a satellite tracking station. In 2020 it was transferred to the Space Force. So, does that mean they are tracking something more than Russian/Chinese ICBMs?
There are folks who claim there is a breakaway civilization and a secret space program. You can believe them or not as you choose.
If you want to listen to their narrative here is a lengthy and detailed video on the topic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t564HRXeS6o
There are Powerpoint slides so you can fast forward to see the discussion on any slides that interest you.
Space Force “de facto” existed in some form ever since the beginning of the space program. When it became a separate AF command and grew larger & larger particularly budget-wise keeping is budget fenced off from the “air breathers” became harder and harder. Making it a “separate service” under the Air Force analogues to Marines under the Navy gave it an identity that helps it budget-wise. And the Russians had done something similar!
Do I think it was necessary? No! To me its bureaucracy unnecessarily giving birth to mroe bureaucracy!