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RAND: U.S. Lacks Workforce to Rebuild Military Space Assets Lost in War

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The U.S. does not have enough engineers, technicians and assemblers to rapidly rebuild military satellites and other space assets destroyed in a conflict with China or Russia, according to a RAND report, highlighting a workforce constraint in national space resilience.

Discovered 2026-09-04T07:05:16.311420-07:00 | 2026-09-04T07:05:16.311420-07:00

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  • A shortfall in engineers, technicians and assemblers could limit the U.S. ability to restore military space capacity after wartime losses.
  • The finding identifies workforce depth—not only satellite design or launch capacity—as a constraint on national space resilience and defense planning.

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