The establishment of the United States Space Force tells us that we really do live in a science fiction world. For nearly forty years, the United States Air Force has had a Space Command.  Now that organization is being upgraded to an independent military service.  For the time being, the Space Force will report to the secretary of the Air Force.  The arrangement is much like that of the Marine Corps, which reports to the secretary of the Navy.  However, we can envision that in a few years, the Space Force will split from the Air Force and become truly coequal with the senior services.  This evolution likely will follow the history of the birth of the Air Force.  The Air Force formally started in 1926 as a subsidiary branch of the Army known as the Air Corps.  Our anticipated involvement in the Second World War required a great expansion of our air arm.  So, in 1941, the Air Corps was elevated...(Read Full Article)