Photo: The International Space Station is currently scheduled to remain operational until 2028. (Supplied: NASA)
Michael Walsh and Jack Kilbride, ABC News Online: Donald Trump's Space Force announcement ups ante as China, Russia race for space supremacy
X-wings doing battle with TIE-fighters, the Starship Enterprise shooting off into the stars after saving the day.
Once reserved for the realm of sci-fi epics, United States President Donald Trump's announcement of a new "Space Force" has brought the idea of space battles a lot closer to reality.
A new arm of the military dealing specifically with space is a sign of the growing international rivalry over humanity's final frontier, with Mr Trump claiming that it would allow America to reclaim its "heritage as the world's greatest space-faring nation".
"We don't want China, and Russia, and other countries leading us. We've always led," Mr Trump said while announcing the new force.
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WNU Editor: Russia does not have the money, and China has a long way to go before they can match what the U.S. can do. That leaves the U.S. .... where there is always a lot of talk, but real money to make a decisive difference is something that Congress is always reluctant to give.
Yeah you think about it, the US private sector is taking the reigns on the "space race"...efficiently and effectively(so far).
ReplyDeleteThis race is a good news. More money for the defense and more improvement for our supremacy.
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