With Congressional Blessing, Space Force Is Closer To Launch

A ULA Atlas V rocket carrying a U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center mission launched Thursday at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

It started as a joke, as President Trump riffed on the idea last year. Now, Congress could create the first, new military service in more than 70 years.

(Image credit: Walter Scriptunas II/Courtesy United Launch Alliance)




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Source: NPR Space News