President Trump Signs Space Force Directive

- by Carter Palmer

President Trump signed a directive that would institute a Space Force within the United States armed forces.  Rather than be a stand-alone branch, the Space Force would fall under the Air Force pending Congressional approval.  Similar to the relationship between the Marine Corps and Navy, the Space Force would have its own chief of staff.

The last new branch was the Air Force, founded in 1947.

For more, please read the article below.

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About Carter Palmer

Carter Palmer has long held a keen interest in military matters and aviation. As an analyst for Industrial & Marine Turbine Forecast, Carter specializes in examining key gas turbine programs for electrical power generation, mechanical drive, and marine propulsion applications. He is also responsible for updating the reports and analyses within the Space Systems Forecast – Launch Vehicles & Manned Platforms and Space Systems Forecast – Satellites & Spacecraft products.

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