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Mitchell Holman (noemail@verizont.net) 2018/12/17 19:23

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Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com> wrote in
news:pv9dv302in9@drn.newsguy.com:

https://apnews.com/4a4441495f084ade8218bbc364e3b927
>

> order before 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.
>

> an independent armed service branch, but could be a step in that
> direction.
>

> of the new 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 discussed. The officials spoke on condition of

>
> 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.


    Since the US can no longer put men
into orbit what would a "Space Force" do?





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