The U.S. Space Force is exploring the creation of a space equivalent of the civil reserve air fleet, or CRAF, a program the Pentagon conceived 70 years ago to gain access to commercial airlift capacity in an emergency. The Space Systems Command, responsible for procuring space hardware and services, has been in talks with private companies about the initiative known as Commercial Augmentation Space Reserves, or CASR. The program would include satellite manufacturers, launch vehicle operato...