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U.S. President Donald Trump signed a directive<\/a> today that organizes all military space functions under a new Space Force. The Space Force will be run entirely under the current U.S. Air Force — at least for the time being.<\/p> That means a future Space Force would function more like the Marine Corps, which is part of the Navy, than an entirely separate branch of the military — which is what the Trump administration first suggested<\/a> back in June.<\/p> The news comes after Trump signed an executive order<\/a> in December, calling for the creation of a “U.S. Space Command” to streamline and consolidate space operations.<\/p> The plans still have to receive Congress approval before its creation, but organizing it under the Air Force could be a way to warm lawmakers up to the idea, as Defense News<\/em> suggests<\/a>.<\/p> The<\/em> Washington Post <\/em>points out<\/a> that the Directive could also be a more agreeable idea to the Pentagon as it would create far less bureaucracy.<\/p> Today’s news doesn’t necessarily rule out future plans for a standalone Space Force military branch. But it could save military officials a headache in the near future.<\/p> READ MORE:<\/strong> Trump approves plan to create Space Force, but puts it under Air Force control, as Pentagon officials had wanted<\/a> [The Washington Post<\/em>]<\/p> More on Space Force: The US May Soon Have The World’s First Space Force<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p> The post Trump Signs Directive: Space Force Will Be Run By Air Force<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> See the article here: Space Force 2.0 U.S.\u00a0President Donald Trump signed a directive \u00a0today that\u00a0organizes all military space functions under a new Space Force. The Space Force will be run entirely under the current U.S. Air Force\u00a0\u2014 at least for the time being Continue reading A More Popular Approach<\/h2>
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