President Trump Vice President Pence and members of their space council got together with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and Buzz Aldrin early Monday. The President announced that the Pentagon has been directed to create "The Space" Force. This would be an independent but equal branch of the military. President Trump went on to call space a security issue and vowed to get the US back to the moon and eventually to Mars. What we know so far can be found clicking here from our friends at WHSV TV 3.