Macron announces French space force

The Washington Examiner ^ | July 13, 2019 | John Gage

[reg45]

Will Jean-Luc Picard be in charge.

[SpaceBar]

Let them eat space.

[Larry Lucido]

Unlimited fromage bleu on the moon!

[Grampa Dave]

First to save the world and France, he should ban plastic straws!

[Chode]

FROGS IN Spaaaaace...

[Farcesensitive]

He wants to establish a prison colony on Mars to deport all the Yellow Vests to?

[wally_bert]

Their craft will be made from defective truck parts.

[crazydad]

And they said Trump was crazy.
What do they know and what are they not telling us?

[thoughtomator]

Next thing you know he’ll be shutting borders and ranting on Twitter.

[BobL]

“If you want to make France great again kick out the bearded savages.”

Why invest the money there. Before it’s operational they’ll have to scrap that system, along with their nukes, just as South Africa had to do prior to transitioning to savage rule.

[Molon Labbie]

In space, no one can hear you scream “Drop your guns and retreat!”

Muslims will be passe in France, they will now have xenomorphs to kill them.

[BeauBo]

The French have one of the busiest Spaceports in the world in French Guiana. Arianespace is one of the top Spacelift rocket producers (maybe second or third). No kidding, they are a top tier Space Power today.

Falcon from Vandenberg on the left, Arian5 from the Guiana Space Centre outside Koutou, Guiana.

[BeauBo]

Thars GOLD in them thar Asteroids (and other precious materials as well).

The French are no pansies when it comes to extracting oil and minerals in their sphere of influence in Africa or the Pacific.

[Lurkinanloomin]

Space farce I could believe.....

[Lurker]

“The French have one of the busiest Spaceports in the world in French Guiana.”

Guarded by the Foreign Legion. Not folks to be trifled with.

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[BeauBo]

Legionnaire guarding the Spaceport in French Guiana.

Does not mind shooting people in their face. Not at all. Would welcome the entertainment actually.

[libertylover]

Q: Why did the French build the Eiffel Tower so tall?
A: To make it easier for the Germans to see the white flag.

[gnarledmaw]

So something like a ship that does warp 10 but only in reverse. Fascinating.

[Rockingham]

The surprise in this announcement is that it is of a French space force instead of a European one. Jokes aside, French aerospace technology and manufacturing are first-rate, and, based on the successful Arianne family of boosters and their launch facility in French Guiana, France has a solid third place in space launch capabilities. Macron likely intends to use his space force program to preserve the independence of the French space program from Europe’s grip.