“[A] Space Force “done right” will have to address two other potential risks—avoiding exploding costs and mission creep. Vice President Pence recently suggested that one space oriented project could be the Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway currently planned by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). However, the proposed project would cost tens of billions of dollars and has been roundly criticized by pro-space advocates such as former astronaut Terry Virts. Such a station is precisely the kind of mission-less boondoggle any Space Force, or NASA for that matter, must avoid.” Read more here.
John Dale Grover 