The existing Space Directorate, based at RAF High Wycombe, will become the Space Command. Investment in weapons and tech, including ships and Tempest fighter jets, will support 10,000 jobs, the government said.
Successful rocket launches will give Space Command a sovereign capability to put weapons and surveillance satellites into orbit, to defend British interests, without relying on other nations.
The key difference will be that it welcomes staff from across all three armed forces.
It is expected to launch its first rocket from a site in Scotland, Wales or Cornwall.
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