U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant, commander of Space Systems Command, speaks at AFCEA’s Space Industry Days, Los Angeles, Calif., January 22, 2026. Credit: U.S. Space Force photo by Van Ha

Washington is about to pour money into military space at a scale the industry has not seen in decades. The Trump administration’s fiscal year 2027 defense budget would more than double funding for the U.S. Space Force to more than $71 billion, turning what has been a steady growth story into something closer to a blockbuster surge.

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Sandra Erwin writes about military space programs, policy, technology and the industry that supports this sector. She has covered the military, the Pentagon, Congress and the defense industry for nearly two decades as editor of NDIA’s National Defense...