CNBC: Trump officially directs Pentagon to create Space Force legislation for Congress
* President Donald Trump signed a directive Tuesday ordering the Pentagon draft legislation for Congress that would created the Space Force as a part of the the U.S. Air Force.
* This would establish the first military branch in over 70 years.
* Currently the U.S. Air Force manages the space domain through the U.S. Space Command.
President Donald Trump signed a directive on Tuesday that ordered the Department of Defense create a Space Force as a sixth military branch.
Known as Space Policy Directive 4 (SPD-4), the directive orders the Pentagon draft legislation for Congress that would create the Space Force as a part of the U.S. Air Force. This would establish the first military branch in 72 years. The Air Force is the nation's youngest branch and was added shortly after World War II.
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