Who should command a British deep-space fleet?

Would a future British space fleet belong under the Royal Navy or the Royal Air Force?

Naval command structures are the preference for deep-space operations, while near-Earth activity could fit an air-force model and the services may be reorganized before either arrangement becomes necessary.

Britain's armed forces may have been reorganized substantially by the time a space fleet exists. Naval command structures are the preferred model for the kinds of operations envisaged farther from Earth. Near-Earth activity could sit with an air force or another organization without the same concern. The preference therefore depends on where and how the force operates.