The Latest News about Space Force

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 ...