The President Wants a Space Force. He Might Get One.

If policymaking is never easy, and military policymaking is very difficult, it stands to reason that space military policymaking is basically impossible. Yet today, in a speech at the Pentagon, Vice President Mike Pence announced the formation of a sixth branch of the US armed services: a SPACE FORCE! But can that really happen? Well, let's proceed with the go/no-go. "The time has come to establish the United States Space Force," Pence said in his speech, asking for $8 billion to build out the idea.