2/19/2019

SPACE FORCE: “Today, I’m thrilled to sign a new order taking the next step to create the United States Space Force. So important, when you look at defense, when you look at all of the other aspects of where the world will be someday. I mean, this is the beginning. This is a very important process…

Our adversaries and — whether we get along with them or not, they’re up in space. And they’re doing it, and we’re doing it. And that’s going to be a very big part of where the defense of our nation — and you could say ‘offense’ — but let’s just be nice about it and let’s say the defense of our nation is going to be.”

-Donald Trump, “Remarks by President Trump at Signing Ceremony for Space Policy Directive-4,” whitehouse.gov, Feb. 19, 2019