The uniforms were inspired by Starship Troopers, a 1997 space epic about a future Earth governed by a fascist regime that wages war against giant alien bugs
It has always been, but it was just part of the Air Force. Trump insisted on splitting it because it sounds cooler. But the only real reason to do it is to ensure the budget doesn’t prioritize air projects over space projects.
Basically, every job in the space force was a job in the air force. The space force leases offices on air force bases. They could probably easily be reintegrated into the air force at any time
They deal a lot with satellites. There’s 10k+ US satellites in orbit, and a ton of non-US ones as well. It’s legit, and it makes sense to branch off a bit.
Yeah, that’s NASA’s role, and they’ve done it great for decades. The only reason to create a Space Force over NASA is if you want to militarize space, which we should avoid at all costs.
Yeah, I’m sure that’s an unfortunate truth, but I also don’t know that NASA should be getting into what will undoubtedly be more militaristic operations in space, because the world sucks, so why not make space suck too. And NASA doesn’t suck.
Is space force a real thing with real people working there? I just assumed it was a tax fraud thing.
It has always been, but it was just part of the Air Force. Trump insisted on splitting it because it sounds cooler. But the only real reason to do it is to ensure the budget doesn’t prioritize air projects over space projects.
Separating space operations from the air force has been a talking point since Reagan.
Basically, every job in the space force was a job in the air force. The space force leases offices on air force bases. They could probably easily be reintegrated into the air force at any time
They deal a lot with satellites. There’s 10k+ US satellites in orbit, and a ton of non-US ones as well. It’s legit, and it makes sense to branch off a bit.
Yeah, that’s NASA’s role, and they’ve done it great for decades. The only reason to create a Space Force over NASA is if you want to militarize space, which we should avoid at all costs.
THAT’S why we don’t need a Space Force.
Anything to avoid funding NASA I guess
Yeah, I’m sure that’s an unfortunate truth, but I also don’t know that NASA should be getting into what will undoubtedly be more militaristic operations in space, because the world sucks, so why not make space suck too. And NASA doesn’t suck.
We should officially declare space off limits for militaristic operations.
That’s so.