The Latest News about Space Force

President Donald Trump officially created the United States Space Force on Tuesday. The new military branch will operate under the Air Force, similar to the Marine Corp’s relationship with the Department of the Navy. Watch: February 19, 2019 Space Policy Directive-4 MEMORANDUM FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE THE SECRETARY ...

President Donald Trump signed a directive Tuesday that will launch Space Force, placing it under the Air Force. (Related: Space Policy Directive-4: Establishment of the U.S. Space Force [Full Text]) The plan still needs to be approved by the Democrat-controlled Congress, reported The Wall Street Journal. “Space, that’s the next step and we have to be prepared,” Trump said Tuesday ...

Vice President Mike Pence is expected to reaffirm the administration’s support for space exploration and the new Space Force during a meeting of the National Space Council Tuesday. Pence’s remarks are scheduled to begin at 11:35 a.m. EDT.

Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin called President Donald Trump’s Space Force proposal “one giant leap in the right direction” on Friday.

President Donald Trump announced Monday that he has ordered the Department of Defense to create the “Space Force” as the nation’s sixth military branch. The announcement came during the president’s remarks as he and Vice President Mike Pence attended a meeting of the National Space Council. [Video] “My administration is reclaiming America’s heritage as the world’s greatest space-faring nation,” he ...