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The Real-World Problem With All Those Space Force Jokes

February 22, 2021
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The U.S. Space Force has a serious role to play in the modern world. Its stated mission is to train and equip personnel to defend U.S. interests in space. Given the increasing military and economic importance of space, the USSF is likely to grow in importance.

But a quick internet search shows that for most people, the Space Force is more a meme than a military branch. It has been the subject of jokes on Saturday Night Live, and Netflix was working on a comedy show before the service was officially formed. None other than Captain Kirk himself, actor William Shatner, has weighed in, arguing for the use of Navy ranks over Air Force ranks in the Space Force—after all, he wasn’t Colonel Kirk.

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Given this relationship between science fiction and the USSF, few people take it seriously. Modern pop culture depictions of the Space Force as a joke are distracting from the serious responsibilities the USSF is taking on. I am a space policy analyst who has studied the USSF’s relationship with science fiction, and my research shows this is creating a problem for the force.

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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Originally published at https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-real-world-problem-with-all-those-space-force-jokes?source=articles&via=rss on February 22, 2021 8:13 am.

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