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by zawazzi 2898 days ago
The purpose of calling it a space force is to align the military industrial complex with NASA's mission. This isn't about creating a legitimate space force. Who would they fight? Its about the rebranding civilian science for military funding.
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No, it's about rebranding existing military funding (mostly Air Force) to another type of military funding, the Space Force.
It’s about making something shiny to dupe the masses.