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Astrophysicist Neil de Grasse Tyson defends President Trump's Space Force plan.
According to TIME, the Trump administration has presented a plan to make Space Force the sixth branch of the US military in August.
Critics say the US does not need a military presence in space, but Tyson told Stephen Colbert at The Late Show that America already had one: "The United States Space Command is under the auspices of the Air Force! We already have a presence in the space!
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New York City, New York – May 8: Neil de Grasse Tyson attends the 100 most influential people at TIME Magazine 2007 at Jazz at the Lincoln Center on May 8, 2007 in New York. (Photo by PATRICK MCMULLAN / Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 28: Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson poses for a portrait at the Rose Center for Earth and Space Hayden Planetarium on February 28, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Myrna Suarez / Getty Images)
COSMOS: AN ODYSSEED SPACETIME: Facilitator Neil deGrasse Tyson travels to Carboniferous Earth in the episode "The Lost Worlds of Planet Earth" aired Sunday, May 4, 2014 (9:00 am to 10:00 pm ET / PT) ) on FOX and Monday, May 5, 2014 (9h-22h ET / PT) on Nat Geo. (Photo by FOX via Getty Images)
Washington, DC – November 12: Neil de Grasse Tyson makes some remarks at a celebration of Carl Sagan at the Library of Congress on November 12, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi / Getty Images)
PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 13: Neil DeGrasse Tyson (L) and Executive Producer Seth MacFarlane speak at the FOX portion of the 2014 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 13, 2014 in Toronto. Pasadena, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown / Getty Images)
COSMOS: AN ODYSSEED SPACETIME: More than three decades after Carl Sagan's revolutionary and iconic series, "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage," it's time to head for the stars. Neil deGrasse Tyson, host and astrophysicist, departs on the spacecraft of Imagination to discover the cosmic address of the Earth and its spatio-temporal coordinates in the COSMOS Premiere series: AN ODYSSEE SPACETIME aired on Sunday, March 9th. , 2014 (9h-22h ET / PT) on FOX. (Photo by FOX via Getty Images)
COSMOS: AN ODYSSEED SPACETIME: Facilitator Neil deGrasse Tyson travels to northern Italy to learn how Albert Einstein developed his famous theories of relativity in the episode "A sky full of ghosts Aired Sunday, March 30, 2014 (9 am-10am) 00 PM ET / PT on FOX and Monday, March 31, 2014 (9 am-10pm ET / PT) on Nat Geo. (Photo by FOX via Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TX – MARCH 08: Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson speaks on stage at the Neil DeGrasse Tyson Keynote at the 2014 SXSW Music, Interactive Film + Festival at the Austin Convention Center on March 8, 2014 in Austin, Texas. (Photo of Earl Mcgehee / Getty Images for SXSW)
COSMOS: AN ODYSSEED SPACETIME: Neil deGrasse Tyson in the episode "A sky full of ghosts" of COSMOS: A SPYTELISM SPACETIME aired Sunday, March 30, 2014 (from 9:00 to 22:00 ET / PT) on FOX and Monday, March 31 2014 (10.00-11.00 ET / PT) on Nat Geo. (Photo by FOX via Getty Images)
LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS – Episode 0015 – Photo: (from left to right) Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and Seth Reiss in an interview with Seth Meyers on March 14, 2014 – (Photo: Peter Kramer / NBC / NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
COSMOS: AN ODYSSEED SPACETIME: Facilitator Neil deGrasse Tyson explores the ideas of death and immortality in the cosmos in the all-new episode "The Immortals" aired Sunday, May 18, 2014 (9am-10pm ET) / PT) on FOX and Monday, May 19, 2014 (9h-22h ET / PT) on Nat Geo. (Photo by FOX via Getty Images)
COSMOS: AN ODYSSEED SPACETIME: Animate Neil deGrasse Tyson in the episode of the season "Unafraid of the Dark" aired Sunday, June 8, 2014 (from 9:00 to 22:00 ET / PT) on FOX and Monday, June 9, 2014 (9h- 22h ET / PT) on Nat Geo. (Photo by FOX via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – June 4: Neil deGrasse Tyson and Ann Druyan attend the Cosmos: a space odyssey: the final episode screening "Unafraid Of The Dark" at the Paley Center for Media on June 4 2014 in New York. (Photo by Jenny Anderson / WireImage)
PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 07: Neil deGrasse Tyson, author, astrophysicist, lecturer and director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History, speaks at the National Geographic Channel's special program announcement Channel the Langham Huntington Hotel & Spa on January 7, 2015 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown / Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – May 31: Astrophysicist and host of "COSMOS", Neil deGrasse Tyson poses with awards at the 74th annual Peabody Awards ceremony at Cipriani Wall Street on May 31, 2015 in New York. (Photo by Mike Coppola / Getty Images for Peabody Awards)
NEW YORK, NY – May 31: (L-R): Ann Druyan, Peabody Award Recipient, and Neil deGrasse Tyson Speak at the 74th Annual Peabody Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on May 31, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok / Getty Images for Peabody Awards)
NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 28: Astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson speaks at the annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative on September 28, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill / FilmMagic)
Richard Branson, president and founder of Virgin Group Ltd., right, talks about Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist at the American Museum of Natural History, at the annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) in New York, at the United States. September 28, 2015. CGI Annual Meetings bring together Chiefs of State, CEOs, philanthropists and members of the media to facilitate groundbreaking discussions and initiatives that challenge our impact on the future. Photographer: Michael Nagle / Bloomberg via Getty Images
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 3: Neil deGrasse Tyson visits Sway in the Morning with Sway Calloway on Eminem's Shade 45 at SiriusXM Studios on February 3, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Matthew Eisman / Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 18: Neil deGrasse Tyson visits SiriusXM Studio on April 18, 2016 in New York. (Photo by Robin Marchant / Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 11: Bill Nye and Neil deGrasse Tyson attend the second day of the 2016 Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater on September 11, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by David Livingston / Getty Images)
New York, NY – September 23: Neil deGrasse Tyson visits SiriusXM studio on September 23, 2016 in New York. (Photo by Robin Marchant / Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 25: Astrophysicist Neil de Grasse Tyson and educator Bill Nye attend the screening of "The Space Between Us" organized by STX Entertainment with The Cinema Society at Landmark & # 39; s Sunshine Cinema on January 25, 2017 in New York. (Photo by Jim Spellman / WireImage)
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The Hill reports that the United States Space Command was founded in 1985 and allows the air force to launch satellites and undertake other defensive activities in space.
Tyson went on to say, "It's not because he's out of Trump's mouth that he has to be crazy!"
The goal would be to make this space force a reality by 2020.
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