In this episode, Senior Fellow Peter Garretson interviews spacepower theorist Dr. Brent Ziarnick.  In this marathon discussion, they cover the origins of Space Force, the foundations of spacepower theory, the founding and curriculum of the Space Force's Schriever Scholar Strategy Seminar, "bluewater" and "brownwater" philosophies of spacepower, the criticality of rank and reserves to agility and boldness, the military utility of heavy re-usable lift like Starship, the possibility of Space Force Astronauts, the grand destiny of American spacefaring, strategic will, and what the Space Force must "be prepared to" do. Schriever Scholars Strategy Seminar https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/ACSC/Display/Article/1688390/schriever-scholars-program/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMOmjh-v358 Space Force Journal (SFJ) and Dr. Ziarnick's Guide to Spacepower https://spaceforcejournal.org/a-practical-guide-for-spacepower-strategy/ Book: Developing National Power in Space https://www.amazon.com/Developing-National-Power-Space-Theoretical/dp/0786494999 Strategic Vision and Futures https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/460469-the-space-force-strategic-vision-emerges Bluewater & Brownwater Spacepower Philosophies & the Battle for the Soul of the Space Force https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/458509-the-battle-for-the-soul-of-the-space-force https://ndiatvc.org/images/downloads/SMDWG_September_2019/2019_sept_ndia_ziarnick_space_lecture.pdf Ranks https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/26/space-corps-naval-rank-1433541 https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/07/space-force-brent-ziarnick-392297 The Importance of the Reserves Reserve https://www.airforcetimes.com/opinion/commentary/2021/04/20/space-force-reserve-too-important-to-be-dictated-by-active-duty/ Book: To Rule the Skies: General Thomas Power and the Rise of the Strategic Air Command in the Cold war https://www.amazon.com/Rule-Skies-Strategic-Military-Aviation/dp/1682475875