https://apnews.com/03caf6a6da2b4667b49def216eee6ea7

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has demanded that Pentagon create a new military service, a Space Force to assure "American dominance in space." And with that demand, Trump has injected urgency into the debate over the best way to protect U.S. interests in space, both military and commercial.

But his approach has left many struggling to understand basics such as what a Space Force would do and how much it might cost.