To ensure the continued availability of these critical assets, the United States must strive to develop and deploy improved space systems with the highest degree of durability and survivability possible. U.S. launch systems must be improved with the objective of reducing costs while at the same time improving capability, reliability, operability, responsiveness, and safety. In that context, the Navy League specifically supports the continuation of funding for a healthy, robust U.S. launch industry. Space programs should not be the exclusive responsibility of a single service. As one of the principal users of space products, the Navy must play a leading role in their development, deployment, operation, and control.
Space systems are fundamental to sustaining U.S. global commitments.
The significance of space to U.S. national security, and to America's prosperity, will continue for the foreseeable future.