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the end of the year creating a U.S. Space Command as a major military command.
Vice President Mike Pence will make the announcement Tuesday at the Kennedy
Space Center, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, two U.S. officials said, and Trump
could sign the order as soon as Tuesday.
independent armed service branch, but could be a step in that direction.
joint entity, raising space to the same status as U.S. Cyber Command.
According to U.S. officials, Pence will be at the Pentagon on Tuesday and will
meet with the Joint Chiefs. Space Command is expected to be among the issues
authorized to speak publicly.
The move would actually recreate a U.S. Space Command, which existed from 1985
to 2002. It was disbanded in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks so that
U.S. Northern Command could be established, focusing on defense of the homeland.
Although Space Command went away, its functions did not. They were absorbed by
U.S. Strategic Command, and the Air Force retained its lead role in space
through Air Force Space Command.
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