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- Larry Niven
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| Space Force | ||
| That branch of the military with a presence outside the atmosphere. |
| Why have you gathered three fourths of your space forces, to crush a handful of plotters? |
| From Hindsight,
by Jack Williamson. Published by Astounding Science Fiction in 1940 Additional resources -
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Perhaps a better usage can be found in Alfred Bester's 1950 story Devil's Invention:
On September 19th he assumed supreme command in the Battle of the Parsec.
It is worth noting that Werner von Braun used the same expression:
President Trump announced the formation of the Space Force in 2018, so that's not a bad prediction.
On July 11th he was brevetted to command of the wrecked Space Force...
The tasks of strategic bombing and global reconnaissance will have become a mission of the Space Forces, which by 2003 will have become a separate service on equal status with Army, Navy and Air Force.
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