Trump’s Space Force Will Guard the U.S. From Above, NASA Chief Says

  • Agency is part of a broad retooling of U.S. space strategy
  • Bridenstine priming NASA to return permanently to the moon

Source: NASA

Lock
This article is for subscribers only.

NASA’s administrator is a strong defender of President Donald Trump’s proposals for space -- including an armed force and a permanent presence on the moon -- and says he wants Americans to realize how much their well-being depends on what happens far above Earth.

“Every banking transaction requires a GPS signal for timing,” Jim Bridenstine said in an interview. “You lose the GPS signal and guess what you lose? You lose banking.”