America Space Force
The space force s most urgent mission is finding ways to defend satellites in order to maintain america s preeminence in space.
America space force. Space force ussf is a new branch of the armed forces. As of june 2020 its headquarters has yet to be. Military service branch tasked with missions and operations in the rapidly evolving space domain.
One strategy the space force is pursuing to protect satellite capabilities adopted from space command is to foster an explosion in the number of satellites in orbit so that the loss of one or several would not. Initially formed as air force space command on 1 september 1982 the space force was established as an independent military branch on 20 december 2019 with the signing of the united states space force act part of the national defense authorization act for 2020. Space force is organized as a military service branch within the department of the air.
Nasa us space force establish foundation for broad collaboration while advancing plans for unprecedented lunar exploration under the artemis program nasa also is building on a longstanding partnership with the department of defense with a new memorandum of understanding signed today by nasa administrator jim bridenstine and u s. When president trump signed a 738 billion defense spending bill on friday he officially created the space force. Armed services and the first new military.
To raymond and supporters of space force which is the first new branch of the u s. Military in 72 years moscow s nesting doll satellites as the military has labeled the cosmos triplets. A space force presumably would take charge of protecting and maintaining america s space capabilities.
It was established on december 20 2019 with enactment of the fiscal year 2020 national defense authorization act and will be stood up over the next 18 months. The trouble is the u s. Armed forces and is one of the eight u s.
Military already has an agency that does this. Space force ussf chief of space operations gen. The air force does.