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How space became the next ‘great power’ contest between the US and China By William J. Broad New York Times,Updated January 25, 2021, 1:03 a.m. Email to a Friend Audience members took photos of a screen showing a video about China's Chang'e-5 moon probe at an event announcing details of international access to lunar samples collected by the probe, in Beijing on January 18, 2021.GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images Beijing’s rush for anti-satellite arms began 15 years ago. Now, it can threaten the orbital fleets that give the United States military its technological edge. Advanced we...

Share This: An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during a developmental test at 12:33 a.m. Pacific Time Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Clayton Wear) “I said maybe we need a new force, we’ll call it the Space Force, and I was, not really serious,  and then I said, ‘What a great idea, maybe we’ll have to do that.'” – excerpt from a speech by President Donald Trump, March 2018 Stop me if you’ve heard this one. Five military veterans walk into a bar. A Soldier, a Sailor, a Marine,...

Government Executive email Space Force Troops Get a Name: ‘Guardians’ VP Pence revealed the moniker for Trump’s oft-teased newest military service branch to stand alongside soldiers, airmen, sailors, and Marines. Two days before the U.S. Space Force’s first birthday, its troops received their collective name: Guardians. The new name for military’s space professionals, announced on Friday by Vice President Mike Pence, may appear to be a play on the Marvel superhero film “Guardians of the Galaxy.” But Space Force officials said it was a callback to a 1983 motto. S...

Space Force expected to live on past Trump era Rebecca Kheel © Getty Images Space Force expected to live on past Trump era President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to reverse or review many of President Trump's changes at the Pentagon, but one of Trump's signature achievements is expected to live on: the Space Force. The service has been a punchline for late-night comedians since Trump first began talking about it and even inspired a Netflix satire. Some progressive groups have called for Biden to abolish what they consider a wasteful flight of Trump's fancy. Neither Biden nor...

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