Space Policy Edition: Houston, We Have a Space Force (with Brian Weeden)

Legislation signed by President Trump in December formally established the 6th branch of the U.S. armed services, the first such expansion in 72 years. What exactly will the new Space Force do? How big of a deal is this? What does this mean for the militarization of space? Dr. Brian Weeden from the Secure World Foundation joins the show to help us answer those questions. Learn more about this month’s topics through links on the episode page. https://www.planetary.org/multimedia/planetary-radio/show/2019/space-policy-edition-45.htmlSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.