Adrienne Hurst and Sophia Lanman andListen and follow The DailyApple Podcasts | SpotifyThe Space Force, the sixth and newest branch of the U.S. military, was authorized by Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump in December 2019.
The initiative had been shaped within the armed forces and Congress over the previous 25 years, based on the premise that as satellite and space technologies evolved, America’s military organizations had to change as well.
From the start, the Space Force had detractors.
Positioning and timing satellites, such as GPS (now overseen by the Space Force), allow for digital mapping, navigation, banking and agricultural management.
Modern life is reliant on space technologies to an extent that an interruption would create profound economic and social distress.
Persons:
Adrienne Hurst, Sophia Lanman, Donald Trump
Organizations:
Space Force, U.S ., Congress, Air Force, GPS
Locations:
Eastern Europe, Russia