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Adm. Daryl Caudle joins Threat Status: The U.S. Navy's plan to deter China and dominate the seas

Space domain awareness. Non-Earth imaging. Orbital warfare. The language is new — but the mission is familiar: know where your enemy is, know what they can do, and be ready. John T. Seward speaks with Peter Krauss, CEO of Terran Orbital and Susanne Hake with Vantor, from the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, on the militarization of space.

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