Posted on 09/02/2018 4:20:52 PM PDT by Kaslin
I like the concept, but the name needs work.
Russia used to have a "Space Troops" service until a reorganization a few years ago. China does have a "Aerospace Support Force" in their Strategic Support Force which was formed a couple of years ago.
It is a matter of public record that the Chinese schwacked an 'old-and-busted' satellite 11-1/2 years ago. 13-months later, the U.S. Navy took out a failed satellite of ours with a missile shot from the USS Lake Erie.
We need it, and we need to get in gear and inhabit space.
Someone will, and the prospect of China or Russia doing it in a large way, should cause concern.
How would we like to see China militarize the Moon, or merely set up some space stations that could deny other nations to launch manned space vehicles.
We’ve waltzed around for 50 years, ignoring the obvious.
It’s time to go. It has been for decades.
This should be a Manhattan Level project. We need to be able to enter space quickly, economically, and repeatedly.
That we don’t have a way to get men into space right now, should be a reason to slam at least two presidents and more likely three or four.
Trump is the man. Now is the time.
“Let’s skip [Mobile Infantry] tradition for a moment. Can you think of anything sillier than being fired out of a spaceship with nothing but mayhem and sudden death at the other end? However, if someone must do this idiotic stunt, do you know a surer way to keep a man keyed up to the point where he is willing than by keeping him constantly reminded that the only good reason why men fight is a living, breathing reality?
“In a mixed ship [men and women] the last thing a trooper hears before a drop (maybe the last word he ever hears) is a woman’s voice, wishing him luck. If you don’t think this is important you’ve probably resigned from the human race.
Robert Heinlein “Starship Troopers.”
I know we’ve had NASA forever but this Space Force should have been started back during the Reagan era IMHO. Better late than never I suppose.
Couldn’t it be handled by the Air Force or NASA, or a combination of the two, without creating a whole new thing?
Sometimes countries have things that are part of available information but the citizens dont know.
Sometimes countries have things then lose them to one degree or another for "reasons".
The Air Force in fact existed before it was recognized as independent. Sometimes its just "the right time".
Just call me DARTH VADER ! I’m in. where is my Intergalactic Space Fighter to take out the Death Star? (Oh heck, we’re still fighting Aliens in country. Where are the ICE Jedi when you need them?)
Neocons run out of places to start wars? And Lockheed and Boeing are probably a hundred percent behind this.
Lets say China did militarize the Moon, as insane as that concept is. Please spell out an argument to me how a militarized Moon is a big problem. Worried they’ll knock down the flag from 69?
NASA and the Air Force? Well the Air Force can’t see the utility in an A-10 Warthog in coin Warfare. And NASA doesn’t have the capability to put a single man into space... So there’s that.
Because we want to be able to explore space.
Why to you think it is any different than any other strategic location?
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