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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+1
Star Fleet...hmmmmm...
Muslims everywhere are disappointed. After all, what good is a Space Force for if It’s primary mission is not Muslim Outreach?
Awesome!!! Let the enemies of our country keep guessing as to what our next move will be!
Very good.
I hear they drink Tab, wear Caps and work Alt Shift.
All your base are belong to us!
That’s the FALCON Heavy.
I don’t want to hear any more about this Muslim Outreach thing. Bathhouse Barry isn’t in charge anymore. The president of the United States Donald J Trump is in charge. NASA isn’t going to do Muslim Outreach anymore. I don’t want to hear about it anymore. On to space!
Astro Warriors?
What you say!
Always a naysayer pessimist in any bunch....wasn’t anything to use when Kennedy envisioned sending a Man to the moon either....the SR-71 was a concept that required invention of technologies/materials to become a reality.....
Great idea.
Remember to label the Leftists making fun of our President as “anti-Science” and “anti-Progress”....
So you think the military should rely on civilian equipment then?
“So you think the military should rely on civilian equipment then?”
Why, yes I do! Just like every other piece of equipment the government uses, military or civilian, is all civilian produced equipment.
The US government does not manufacture anything.
If not, here is the thread reader version in the link below. I think he is saying that PDJT is sort of hinting we got R*ds of G@d... IMHO this gives us a force to make it work.
Civilian produced is not the same as civilian owned and maintained.
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