I’m signing up. After watching a few episodes of The Orville, I think I’ll take a crack at that.
I recall hearing today this would be part of the Air Force after all or that the Air Force wasn’t giving up its space assets? Seems duplication if that is the case.
I have a news flash for Laura Grego....the Russians and the Chinese are already building space weapons.
It would be a “profoundly bad idea” for America NOT to do likewise.
If Pelosi wants military transport, let the Prez offer her a seat on the first rocket to Mars.
If Pelosi wants military transport, let the Prez offer her a seat on the first rocket to Mars.
The Union of Concerned (Communist) Scientists are deeply concerned.
If you enlist, don’t let them issue you a red shirt.
I wondered why Reagan didn’t do this when he was in office. The natural procession after defensive satellites in space should have been manned ones. Why has nobody since then put this idea out there?
If we don’t establish dominance in space, we’re sunk. I guarantee you China and Russia will both do everything they can to put a military presence in space, and Trump didn’t have to announce it to prod them into action. I’ve suspected for a long time the Russian participation in the existing Space Station is secretly aimed at research toward a space based military presence. And how much info goes back to Russia about what we do in the space station?
This is the natural next level, especially with nations like Iran trying to develop long range nuclear weapons. I just hope someone can figure out a way to neutralize them while still in orbit without detonation. In many cases the EMT blast would be devastating even if the weapon itself was detonated in space.
It’s scary when you think about it, all Iran or North Korea or anyone else would have to do is put a nuclear tipped missile in orbit, wait till it’s over the US at a low enough altitude, and when it detonates, the electrical grid over 2/3 of the country goes POOF...(is it 17 miles up? I can’t remember)
I’m glad to see Trump doing this, it has to happen before Russia or China can establish space dominance. Whoever controls space has a huge advantage. And what kind of laser based weapons do they have that we have no idea about? I’ve seen some claims that the US military has tested laser weapons that can cut a humvee in half from miles away. Some are supposedly mounted on current naval vessels. Rumor? Food for thought...
We have no idea what kind of secret testing has gone on at places like Area 51 and a couple of other super secret military areas. And what about long term affects of zero gravity? Have they figured out some of those problems? I do know muscles tend to atrophy...
Folks, it’s not science fiction any more, we have to face reality, time to get troops into space was last month...
