Space Command set to open, will defend US interests in space

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon’s new U.S. Space Command is opening for business. Its mission is to defend American interests in space.
But there’s still no Space Force.
Thursday marks the official establishment of Space Command — an organization to conduct space operations such as enabling satellite-based communications for troops and commanders in the field.
That’s different from Space Force, which would be a distinct military service, in the way the Army and Marin