Where Does Space Force Go After Trump Leaves Office?
Created last year as the first new armed service since 1947, the Space Force was established with the mission of protecting U.S. interests in space from potential adversaries, be they rival nations or gobs of space junk. by Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times / December 15, 2020 Shutterstock.com
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President Trump
has a penchant for grandiose promises that go unfulfilled. So when he announced a plan to establish a Space Force, there was some skepticism.
Then-Sen.
Bill Nelson
(D-Fla.), ranking member on a
Senate committee that deals with aviation and space, disliked the idea of consolidating space programs from the other military branches, saying at the time that there were too many important missions at stake to rip the
What happens to Space Force after Trump?
Created last year as the first new armed service since 1947, it was established with the mission of protecting U.S. interests in space from potential adversaries.
By Samantha MasunagaLos Angeles Times
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President Donald Trump has a penchant for grandiose promises that go unfulfilled. So when he announced a plan to establish a Space Force, there was some skepticism.
Then-Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., ranking member on a Senate committee that deals with aviation and space, disliked the idea of consolidating space programs from the other military branches, saying at the time that there were “too many important missions at stake” to “rip the Air Force apart.”
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President Trump has a penchant for grandiose promises that go unfulfilled. So when he announced a plan to establish a Space Force, there was some skepticism.
Then-Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), ranking member on a Senate committee that deals with aviation and space, disliked the idea of consolidating space programs from the other military branches, saying at the time there were “too many important missions at stake” to “rip the Air Force apart.”
The Space Force, however, was not merely a presidential musing. Created last year as the first new armed service since 1947, it was established with the mission of protecting U.S. interests in space from potential adversaries, be they rival nations or gobs of space junk.
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