The US Space Force now has a flag. Here it is.
Source: Space.com
By Chelsea Gohd 3 hours ago
"Space is going to be the future, both in terms of defense and offense and so many other things."
The flag of the nation's newest military branch was unveiled today (May 15) during a ceremony in the Oval Office. President Donald Trump watched as the flag was unfurled and designated it the official banner of the Space Force.
"Space is going to be the future, both in terms of defense and offense and so many other things," said Trump, who also signed the 2020 Armed Forces Day Proclamation during today's event. "And already, from what I'm hearing and based on reports, we're now the leader in space."
The official flag of the U.S. Space Force is unveiled at the White House event with President Donald Trump on May 15, 2020. (Image credit: White House)
"This is really to unfurl the flag, but weve been doing this now for quite awhile," he added.
The flag itself is very dark blue, appearing almost black at first glance. It features three large stars and the Space Force's signature delta logo in the center. The flag reads "United States Space Force," and beneath that are the Roman numerals "MMXIX," or 2019, the year that the Space Force was officially "born."
Read more: https://www.space.com/space-force-flag-unveiled.html
truthisfreedom
(23,113 posts)riversedge
(69,713 posts)DesertRat
(27,995 posts)yonder
(9,631 posts)He's beaming like he did all the work in getting that program going as well as the designing, embroidery and sewing the flag. He would even take credit for hand turning the flagpole out on a lathe.
Under The Radar
(3,401 posts)CaptYossarian
(6,448 posts)SCantiGOP
(13,856 posts)Get a beanie and a decoder ring.
yankee87
(2,077 posts)Can this embarrassment get any worse?
Grokenstein
(5,707 posts)Haven't you learned by now that the answer is always "yes"??
Maeve
(42,224 posts)Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)Yeehah
(4,523 posts)I'm hoping the embarrassment doesn't turn into an even greater tragedy....like Trump starting a mindless war.
sakabatou
(42,082 posts)R Merm
(405 posts)for copyright infringement of their Stair Trek emblems
Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)And they have a new series coming out this fall with the adventures of Captain Pike, Number One, Spock, and the original crew of the USS Enterprise.
So this is like free publicity for them.
R Merm
(405 posts)When Viacom split into CBS and Paramount, CBS ended up with the TV series and Paramount the movies.
AllaN01Bear
(17,358 posts)zentrum
(9,865 posts).....inner Jared.
doc03
(35,148 posts)47of74
(18,470 posts)....if you run into one of these not to open fire on it no matter what.
The last thing we need now is a pissed off alien species declaring a genocidal holy war against us.
HuskyOffset
(885 posts)Lots of pearls of wisdom were dropped on Babylon 5. Such as:
Only an idiot fights a war on two fronts. Only the heir to the throne of the kingdom of idiots would fight a war on twelve fronts.
As I read that quote, I think of Don Jr and Eric. Can't imagine why...
TheNewNumberTwo
(70 posts)Well that makes little Donny Hitler an idiot then He's losing pretty much every 'economic' war he's started to date, and definitely losing the pandemic one - I'm thinking of the scene from Downfall about now, and had he ever read "history" - he'd know what comes next......
Baclava
(12,047 posts)I heard NASA wants a telescope on the darkside too, they big into that
Lunar Crater Radio Telescope (LCRT) on the Far-Side of the Moon
https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/niac/2020_Phase_I_Phase_II/lunar_crater_radio_telescope/
Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)"Commense primary ignition."
sop
(9,945 posts)I could see Trump dressed up as Dark Helmet, wearing that huge Darth Vader helmet.
FailureToCommunicate
(13,989 posts)dflprincess
(28,057 posts)all I can think of is the Muppet segment "Pigs In Space".
Here's one of their episodes.
Canoe52
(2,944 posts)Blue Owl
(49,913 posts)n/t
Hiawatha Pete
(1,767 posts)Grokenstein
(5,707 posts)and he didn't get the "satire" part. But the stuff about Those People being forced to earn citizenship through military service and the public whippings? Aw yeah, you know that made Donny's little toadstool swell up.
...Seriously though, he's always been throwing shit at the wall every day to distract from the shit he threw the day before, but this is cartoonishly desperate.
MrModerate
(9,753 posts)0nirevets
(390 posts)airplaneman
(1,236 posts)SergeStorms
(18,882 posts)I'm also surprised it isn't called the "Trump Space Force". That'll probably come later.
Talitha
(6,477 posts)grockri
(19 posts)Looks like a cheap knockoff of the original Star Trek!. They would have created a better flag then this for 1960s television. What a bunch of dumb-asses.
NotHardly
(1,062 posts)B Stieg
(2,410 posts)should be the motto
MosheFeingold
(3,051 posts)Highly borrowed from the NASA logo of the day, as does this flag.
Same source.
Aussie105
(5,211 posts)Or the picture is a promo shot, of a bunch of actors dressed up like real people in a studio somewhere doing an upcoming movie, like 'Idiots in Space' or something?
Can't be real. Can't be serious. Just can't.
SCantiGOP
(13,856 posts)This is all a huge practical joke on you, Aussie.
(I wish)
mahina
(17,502 posts)Ugh
Be gone
rickyhall
(4,889 posts)NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)in2herbs
(2,942 posts)LudwigPastorius
(8,943 posts)muriel_volestrangler
(101,150 posts)The Silbervogel was intended to fly long distances in a series of short hops. The aircraft was to have begun its mission propelled along a 3 km (2 mi) long rail track by a large rocket-powered sled to about 1,930 km/h (1,200 mph). Once airborne, it was to fire its own rocket engine and continue to climb to an altitude of 145 km (90 mi), at which point it would be travelling at about 21,800 km/h (13,500 mph). It would then gradually descend into the stratosphere, where the increasing air density would generate lift against the flat underside of the aircraft, eventually causing it to "bounce" and gain altitude again, where this pattern would be repeated. Because of aerodynamic drag, each bounce would be shallower than the preceding one, but it was still calculated that the Silbervogel would be able to cross the Atlantic, deliver a 4,000 kg (8,800 lb) bomb to the continental United States, and then continue its flight to a landing site somewhere in the Empire of Japanheld Pacific, a total journey of 19,000 to 24,000 km (12,000 to 15,000 mi).
LudwigPastorius
(8,943 posts)Paladin
(28,202 posts)MrModerate
(9,753 posts)Shortly after inauguration in 2021, and all those resources will go back to the Air Force, where they belong.
But we'll always have the (ripped off from Star Trek) flag to make fun of.
Beacool
(30,244 posts)We are in the midst of a pandemic and this is what the dotard in the WH is focused on?
Unbelievable....
muriel_volestrangler
(101,150 posts)And now, ladies and gentlemen, a presidential address:
"And remember, my friends, future events such as these, will affect you in the future".
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)out his tie to coordinate.