Oh come on. It just needs a little polish and it will be good as new.
Make the Yamato great again! :)
Posted on 06/18/2018 1:56:48 PM PDT by Olog-hai
US President Donald Trump announced a sweeping new space policy on Monday that will focus both on reducing satellite clutter in space as well as creating a specific “Space Force” as the newest branch of the military.
“It is not enough to merely have an American presence in space. We must have American dominance in space,” said Trump, saying that he wished to revive the US’ flagging space program that has been bogged down by rising costs and a lack of political will.
Trump said he does not want “China and Russia and other countries leading us.” […]
He also signed a directive on the management of debris and traffic in space, which “seeks to reduce the growing threat of orbital debris to the common interest of all nations.” …
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Didn’t we sign a treaty about NOT doing exactly this?
When they get their own academy, we can call them Space Cadets!
In Space, can anybody hear you Clap?
Always here to help!
Voidnoids
Oh come on. It just needs a little polish and it will be good as new.
Make the Yamato great again! :)
So long as he doesn’t divorce Melania to marry Starsha.
Republican Space Rangers. One of the most funny things about grand theft auto IV.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZuZShxJq8M
“With no launch vehicle in our stable this really means very little.”
So you’re totally ignoring all the private sector solutions produced by American companies? What about the Vulcan heavy from SpaceX?
It doesn’t say anything about “Space Force.”
Space Cadets.
It should have been called the Star Force!
Can’t wait for the new ‘Trump’ class space dreadnought....
+1
Science Patrol, from Ultraman.
HA!
The USAF Officers who were all excited about this prospect when first discussed in 1984 have long since retired.
They had the purple berets all picked out, to distinguish themselves from regular AF.
Robert Heinlein wrote a novel called, “Starman Jones”,and the term, “Astronaut” literally means, “Star Sailor”, so either one of those would be appropriate for those actually flying in space. “Technician” or some variation , such as “technical sergeant” or “technical officer”, might be appropriate for those on the ground.
“Space. the final frontier.”
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