France today began the first-ever military training drills conducted in space. Begun, the star wars era has. Working with US Space Force and German space command, the French training drills were designed in response to the shifting global attitude towards space. According to French news outlet AFP, via Phys.Org, France’s Space Command was announced in 2019. Defense minister Florence Parly told reporters at the time that France needed to act because its “allies and adversaries” were “militarizing space.” Background: The creation of the US’ Space Force amped up world tension – or, more aptly, it amped up off-world tensions. But it’s likely…
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