Aircraft carriers are used by the world's great powers to expand their military capabilities. Aircraft can be sent to attack enemies from any location when needed. Now the concept of a carrier will also be used in space through a project supported by the United States Space Force.
The first step has been taken with the contract for a prototype space shuttle given to the company Gravitics, Inc. The United States wants to have a carrier that houses several space vehicles in it. It will only be launched when needed. This may be in the form of a replacement satellite if the existing spy satellite fails or has been destroyed by the enemy.
In the current situation, a replacement satellite needs to be launched from Earth and this may take several weeks because the cargo needs to be inspected, stored in the rocket's cargo bay and the rocket itself needs to be inspected before it can be launched. Then there are weather factors that can cause the launch to be canceled. With a space shuttle, the replacement satellite is launched immediately because it is already in orbit.
The size of the space shuttle that the United States wants to develop is small. We may have to wait a little longer before a carrier the size of a Star Destroyer or Macross SDF-1 becomes a reality.