I was a space coast baby, so space was always interesting to me. I fell in love with the people and the mission, and here i am, 29 years later. So it's been really good to me, and i've learned the ton. And now i've crossed over, three months ago, from the air force to the space force, and it's just been amazing, amazing. The first time he flew solo on an F-16 there were only two other pilots who had done it before him. He called them "the bork" for not being able to do more than one or two take offs at once. They said they couldn't fly that far without hitting
Why do we need a Space Force? Neil deGrasse Tyson & co-host Chuck Nice break down the newest branch of the US military, The Space Force, with Charles Liu, Major General DeAnna Burt and Dr. Moriba Jah. How much of your life is touched by space?
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