Space Force

1  2018-08-10 by DrRacePace

This is my first post to this subreddit and I just wanted to share something I’ve been thinking about.

Not too long ago, President Trump proposed the addition of a Space Force. At the time I thought, “hm, that’s weird.” But after thinking about it for a day or so, I started to wonder, “what if he is aware of alien life and is paranoid?” Trump is known for being paranoid and his inability to keep his mouth shut about anything, so by him proposing the idea of a space force, it led me to believe he might be worried about an alien species and a possible attack. After all, the public has speculated and accused the US Government of hiding secrets pertaining to aliens (Area 51, Roswell crash, etc.)

Just today, Mike Pence gave a speech at the Pentagon laying out the plans for the proposed Space Force and asking for funding.” In his speech he said, “Now the time has come to write the next great chapter in the history of our armed forces, to prepare for the next battlefield where America's best and bravest will be called to deter and defeat a new generation of threats to our people, to our nation.” I understand that the United States has been battling Russia (space race) and more recently China to develop cutting edge technology to probe deeper into the Universe. However, there has never been a need to have a military presence of any kind up there. While there are different satellites, there have never been armed personnel in space.

I just find it strange that we all of the sudden need a Space Force when he already have government programs (NASA) and other entities (SpaceX) dedicated to space exploration. I am a firm believer in alien life, whatever form it may be, and this just further solidifies that.

Here is the link to the article: https://apnews.com/4df1085b19d54e9b864e857012fecbb6

25 comments

1  DarthStem 2018-08-10

Solar Warden!

1  vea_ariam 2018-08-10

Many are excited for some kind of disclosure on aliens but I'm still skeptical.

Another rumor I heard was that the space force always existed albeit covertly and was maintained by skimmed funds and stolen patents. (Gov. gets first dibs on all patents and chooses what to release to the public)

1  DrRacePace 2018-08-10

Yep then the military gets them. Followed by the porn industry.

And technically yes, the “space force” has always existed, just not as a unit. The main proposition of the Trump Admin is to combine all the agencies and create one unified force. The addition of a military presence in space is what’s throwing me off about all of this though

1  vea_ariam 2018-08-10

Yeah I don't like the idea of bring our wars into space.

How is porn second in line for this tech? Anything specific?

1  PeterCornswalled 2018-08-10

Video technology.

1  DrRacePace 2018-08-10

Cameras for one. Everything else you can let your imagination run wild lol

1  Shadymonky 2018-08-10

Not sure if they're necessarily second in line for tech but the forms of media they use definitely has an impact on what becomes super popular.

1  The-B-sharps 2018-08-10

Space is fake

1  ahizzy 2018-08-10

Personally I think it's so they can start "developing" stuff for us to use in space for defense aka use this as an excuse to start releasing the black project technologies that they've had for decades. Or possible some sort of alien discloser. Or both. Weird times.

1  DrRacePace 2018-08-10

Seems reasonable

1  rebel_moderate 2018-08-10

The Air Force has had a Space Command since the 80’s.

This is more or less a reorganization of resources and mission. Nothing really out of the ordinary trajectory over the last decade.

1  JimHadar 2018-08-10

Exactly this. It’s more of a formalisation of where specific funding will go.

1  Shadymonky 2018-08-10

This could potentially set us up for the next boogieman for wars to come. First it was communism and Russia, then terrorists, Russia again, and maybe now aliens. Create a fake enemy as they've done for the last many decades to keep us in a perpetual state of war. War is incredibly popular for the wealthy. It'd also serve to keep us in a constate state of fear so that we are willing to give up even more of our freedoms and privacy for the sake of 'security'. Call me a skeptic.

1  DrRacePace 2018-08-10

We’re all puppets

1  WTFppl 2018-08-10

Down where the Volga flows There's a Russian rendez-vous Where me and Ivan go But I'd rather go with you, hey

There are no strings on me!

1  ssiinneerrss 2018-08-10

I highly doubt that.

The implications of admitting alien life when it comes to world religion would be insane.

1  Jordandavis7 2018-08-10

What if the idea of the Space Force is directly related to companies like SpaceC now joining in on the “space race” so to speak. Previously it was always government agencies, NASA etc.

What if this is all an attempt to conceal what really is up there, by creating a governing body who has control over who goes up there.

Could it be they are hiding what space really is? Maybe the earth isn’t what we were told it is... Idk just thinking out loud.

1  DrRacePace 2018-08-10

I would believe but only because Elon Musk wants to eventually send people on “space vacations.” It’s a whole different world out there and the common person is not prepared

1  Jordandavis7 2018-08-10

Just because his vision may be space vacations or trips to mars, doesn’t mean it will ever happen.

Maybe you’ll remember a decade or so ago, the Virgin Airlines guy spouted his plans for space flights and commercial space travel.. it’s been over 10 years now and that is nowhere to be seen.

1  DrRacePace 2018-08-10

But it is far more feasible now... He’s already recycled rockets. So why not initiate the motion for a space force before things from the private sector get out of hand? You’ll notice most government actions are timed very conveniently if you pay attention to anything that can possible undermine or expose them

1  Jordandavis7 2018-08-10

That’s basically my point. Now that people/ companies are getting close to doing something that historically, only government agencies have been able to do.. the government now has to step in (as usual) and lay the law down before something happens or something is discovered that they don’t want.

1  DrRacePace 2018-08-10

Yep. Sadly, we can only speculate what goes on.

1  Facts_Machine_1971 2018-08-10

I'm on the same page as you and u/drracepace

I do not believe we have ever been out of low earth orbit (certainly NOT to the moon and back 6 times 50 years ago)

I do believe there are plenty of satellites orbiting although there is a lot of CGI BS going on with the ISS ... I think there may be / probably is an ISS but I think what goes on there versus the warm fuzzy videos NASA puts out are 2 completely different things

My thoughts have ALWAYS been that the government and companies like Space X are either in cahoots with one another or going to bump heads because Space X is going to realize that so much about what the government claims they have achieved in space is utter bullshit

The problem with my theory on this is that they MUST already know this, so that's the part I can't figure out ... so I'm leaning towards "in cahoots"

This would allow Space X to fleece investors in the same way NASA fleeces taxpayers

1  Jordandavis7 2018-08-10

Well said. I agree with you 100%. And keep in mind, Tesla (SpaceX) is partially government funded IIRC

1  JimHadar 2018-08-10

“Nowhere to be seen?” Virgin Galactic are planning their first space flight later this year.

Their plans were disrupted for a couple of years due to the death of their test pilot, but they’re still on track.

1  DrRacePace 2018-08-10

We’re all puppets

1  ssiinneerrss 2018-08-10

I highly doubt that.

The implications of admitting alien life when it comes to world religion would be insane.