deGrasse Tyson: Trump's 'Space Force' not a weird idea

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson says President Donald Trump's idea to create a "space force" is not a fundamentally flawed idea if the US Air Force, which currently manages all the US GPS and space capabilities, feels overwhelmed and can no longer handle the load as technology use in space evolves.

[@benmo5947]

Where did you fight? Vietnam 1969 Iraq 2003 Mars 2079

[@fahalo5688]

Mr. Fettpack iraq*

[@Thatguyuknow2550]

Where the fuck is Irak and why do I want to fight there?

[@tomleyden5631]

Mr. Fettpack your fat fingers spelled Iraq wrong

[@fahalo5688]

tom leyden no need to be rude

[@FullMetalKaliber]

I plan I being dead before that last date

[@Javvviiiii]

ODST isn't far away boys. We're getting closer.

[@chrisallen9509]

I wish, we’re still very far from interstellar travel. The space force would be a step in the right direction

[@moose8337]

SPACE SHIP DOOR GUNNER

[@neilt1352]

Imagine fucking dropping from space guys. Fucking incredible shit from Halo ODST

[@grahampeters91]

Feet first into hell.

[@ethan4890]

*New Mombasa flashbacks*

[@Thedisastermaster9]

I'm personally a huge supporter of space force because the military pushes the public sector forward, military planes turned into civilian transportation after world war 2. Who's to say that this doesn't end with space hotels and galactic Cruise ships

[@noahweehunt9022]

Headshot HatTrick that would be the dopest shit ever

[@bryanhoyos5543]

Headshot HatTrick Honestly, I just want to command a cruiser. Bettet yet Ill fly through space in a SF35[SPACE EDITION] ;)

[@desktorp]

You'll never leave Earth. You might be laid in a suspension tank and hooked up to a simulation to make you believe you've blasted off and then you'll sleep forever, unless you choose to 'return' to Earth, in which case you will experience a simulated return trip and you will awaken not realizing you never left Earth at all. Nobody on Earth will ever know that you're only communicating across the spacenet, through a digital avatar.. and that your physical body is actually laying in stasis.. and nobody in stasis will be able to distinguish between their simulated existence and 'the real Mars' etc.. outer space as we know it is a hoax.

[@desktorp]

Ian Skywalker get back to me after you've successfully broken orbit.

[@Thedisastermaster9]

david esktorp bro, why would anyone lie about space being real

[@dcanaday]

I see a Space Force as something like the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard does have a military mission, but most of what they do isn't military. They do law enforcement, immigration & customs, and rescue operations most of the time. A Space Force could combine all of what NASA does with all the space operations done by the US Military, mostly the Air Force. Space Force missions would be research, exploration, asteroid defense, satellite management, and yes, defense from hostile entities.

[@prestonrobert2625]

BS. USS Coast Guard are murders around the world. They are rogue killers throughout the word. Everything you know is a lie.

[@christopherliedtke1637]

@@prestonrobert2625 what do you mean? Who has the coast guard been killing brother? You got me interested, I wanna know more!

[@vr7142]

@@prestonrobert2625 Respect the coast guard sir don't speak nonsense about the USCG you illiterate hillbilly

[@nyph933]

@@prestonrobert2625 You're delusional. Search help.

[@fragglefknrock7568]

@@prestonrobert2625 the coast guard doesn't go all around the world for one they are protection for the United States coastal boarder...... You don't make any sense.

[@thecake6635]

how long till Japan goes full on Gundam?

[@charlenefoti689]

Mr Popo when they're allowed to build their own military again

[@ruizj2006]

Damn: Gundam Force

[@thomasmadison3896]

Soon hopefully.

[@jamsheeddevotee7588]

Probably after the next nuke

[@BruceWayneEnterprise]

Next week

[@MrDuncanrod]

I'm not liking "space force" I'm thinking we should call it "Star Fleet".

[@rakhalif66]

Roderick Duncan Galaxy Force?

[@haqutta4244]

Within the Air Force it is currently called, USAF Space Command or as many simply say, Space Command.

[@robinlillian9471]

haqutta: No one in Space Command goes up into space. They just launch satellites and unmanned vehicles. The rest is a science fiction fantasy that we do NOT currently have the technology for. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_Space_Command

[@MrDuncanrod]

Nah, the most logical name is Star Fleet. We would then actually have a Starfleet Command at the pentagon. Now it is only science fiction because we have not funded it properly. Therefore we have to merge NASA with the space force and fund all of NASA's missions and research through DARPA.

[@jordanmoorman5024]

But we would need a actual fleet 1st

[@LegionOfEclaires]

There is the Army which fights on the land. There is the Navy which fights on the Sea. There is the Air Force which fights in the Air. The logical progression is some sort of Space Force...

[@benjaminbarrera5942]

But the Army and Navy also have their own space capabilities. That's because they know what they need and they can't depend on outsiders. So a Space Force would need to understand and take care of three separate military branches, meaning these branches would be competing against each other for money and hardware. Look at how the F-35 turned out, designed for Air Force, Navy, and Marines but in the end it doesn't work well for anyone. A single Space Force would be a similar compromise that works well for no one.

[@MCSurvivalMode]

There is the Marines which fight on air, land, and sea.

[@aduleau]

Im very confused of why people think a military force in space, would do anything whatsoever. What would they do, what would they protect, how would they initiate combat, what discovery's would they make to benefit mankind and why is it needed?

[@EatThaCookies]

ABigBanana many different purposes, such as protecting against asteroids, other countries, and even those darn pesky extraterrestrials.

[@_KingOfCalifornia]

ABigBanana it would bring attention to space travel/exploration in general.

[@Wonder7771]

If it increases the funding for Space travel... then go for it

[@TechnologicallyTechnical]

eh, personally I think we have more dire things to worry about down here on Earth that need our attention/funding more than space travel does. I mean, going to Mars would be cool and all, but we've seen Mars and know more about it than we really need to. Given that we're trillion of dollars in debt, I think Space Travel is something that ought to be put on the waiting list for the time being. Sending stuff to space is often more about boosting a nation's ego than anything else anyway. That's basically why we put people on the moon. I think our priorities as a nation are not in check, like, at all.

[@kwazooplayingguardsman5615]

Matt Ward in the last couple of months, you people complained that Trump was not funding Space Related activities and called him anti-progress over it. Now you are suddenly concerned about the nation and deem it inappropriate to fund space related activities? Why not establish a border to ensure we have a stable amount of legal citizenry that pays up payroll and income taxes and does not use public institutions and facilities for free? Oh you don't want to have a secured border and immigration policy even when it's existence is vital to any program administered by any government that wishes to have any real and significant effects to the country. Oh sorry I forgot, the party line of "anti-trump" makes no logical sense whatsoever and that you get your cues from online comedians.

[@1memaga]

kwazooplayingguardsman stop categorizing everyone not every one thinks the same and not everyone is a lib or rep

[@1memaga]

Prime I have no problem w dems or reps but I hate how when someone disagrees with something they automatically think you’re one or the other and think that you have all the same beliefs. it’s annoying

[@eastonwilliams1722]

@@TechnologicallyTechnical we are beyond the point of no return. Our debt doesn't matter, spending can't be stopped, to stop it means to admit there's a major issue economically. As long as we can prevent going into pointless wars (which is what Trump is doing) then we can focus on space. But first we need to get rid of the federal reserve.

[@ohroonoko]

“Ask the Air Force generals...There’s no reason for a Space Force if they say, “We got this.” The Army generals were asked if we need an Air Force back in the 1940’s. What do you think they said? They said, “We got this!” Generals do not like to give up control or the federal funding that comes with it.

[@sevenmileshome]

ohroonoko There is a divide in the Air Force leadership about the “need” for a space force right now. I think that they see a purpose for it, but differ on whether we have the appropriate direction for the division/creation of the space force.

[@ohroonoko]

DocAlpha1 Oh I know there is, my point is that of course Air Force does not want to give up the space domain. Just like Army did not want to give up the air domain. And if you ask the Navy, they wouldn’t want to lose their control over the Marines, either. Nobody wants to give control. Therefore, when you ask Air Force if we need a space force, you should take their predictable answer with a grain of salt.

[@benjaminbarrera5942]

The Navy and Army also have a space capability which is something he ignores in the video. You would have to ask all three branches to give up control over their own space capability and give that control over to the new branch. The three branches would be competing for attention from the new Space Force and that's not going to turn out well. The current system has its problems but forcing these three branches to give up a capability they have had for decades isn't going to happen.

[@ohroonoko]

Benjamin Barrera well the Army and Navy and Marines all have aircraft but they don’t dominate that domain so it seems similar that the other branches might still touch on space to a far lesser extent than a full-fledged Space Force.

[@Hadkek]

True

[@Adrhodes442]

Lmao I Love how everybody in this comment section was expecting NDT to troll Trump as a "man of science" and he actually came in with a reasoned and measured historical Perspective that was unbiased. This is what it looks like when you're an actual free thinker people

[@cjcummings8866]

Hahaha this is what it looks like when all players go after the same agenda.

[@Dastsabre]

Cj Cummings just accept that someone doesn’t automatically shit on someone because the media says to. Trump is ridiculous but that doesn’t mean absolutely everything he says must be false.

[@JacobHayden911]

Neil has stated many times, that he will never, EVER, say anything bad about a politician, because it's the peoples fault for putting them in office! Which I agree and I think that's a brilliant opinion.

[@johntuffield1457]

Well said.

[@samuelaurora3632]

this should be pinned

[@TheShadowHatter]

I love NDT man. He just keeps shit real and he seems to be in the side of SCIENCE moreso than any stupid political side that's stopping progress from happening.

[@kanji6376]

Too true bro.

[@Brantendo64]

Correct.

[@nortan27]

In one of his podcasts he explains that if Russia wanted a moon base then the US would "race" to do it first. Because that's what drives Government, not exploration.

[@dejanhaskovic5204]

nortan27 Exploration is nice but exploration for the sake of exploration is useless.

[@MeTriviSlipKlokDriva]

Neil looks like he's been hitting deGrasse harder than Tyson

[@brad4492]

#Bars

[@matteorighi8696]

you killed me...ahahaha

[@subscribetothischannelforl6062]

Omfg that was dense and brilliant

[@septimiusseverus165]

That was glorious

[@shuttinemdowntwotimes5174]

xenophontiacicidationarionism 😂😂😂

[@Derek.Mitchell]

If NDT and Trump can agree on something, that thing is probably true

[@sarahgey8697]

Space marines hell yeah

[@Izzoroth]

Beware the mutant, the alien, the heretic.

[@commissarkitty3553]

i sense heresy, hooly terra is led by a disciple of nurgle.

[@Tristancustombike]

Spaaaaace maaahriness

[@greenboi6640]

Victor Rios Marine is another word for sea or something like that that is related to water

[@EatThaCookies]

Victor Rios yeehaw

[@RyanMartinRAM]

Thank you black science man.

[@JoeGelman]

I don't know why, but this comment actually made me laugh out loud. Thanks for that, Mr. Martin.

[@josh_7569]

😂

[@kcvriess]

Yes, that's what this comment section needed. A PC comment showing that CNN isn't obsolete (just yet).

[@reeflee623]

Lmfao

[@XtraBrad]

Ace Ventura lighten up. im black and theres no offense there🤦🏽‍♂️

[@mattmoeckel5402]

Soon SEALs will actually be called SEALS: Sea, air, land, space. Kind of a convenient acronym actually when you think about it.

[@ObviusRetard]

Now they just need to add the "Endless torment dimension of the Warp" and every letter makes sense

[@Justin_GFM]

Oscar Bright Find some evidence supporting an intentional case of “E”

[@pepperonipizza8200]

The E stands for The End, gotta fight the Enderdragon at some point.

[@haijin7484]

Matt Moeckel Lol no we gonna have ODST(ORBITAL DROP SHOCK TROOPERS) and the Spartan Forces.

[@GillBearToe]

@@oscarbright8218 bahahaha

[@threadbearr8866]

Thank goodness! I've been reading up on this while everyone else made fun of it. I'm happy the debate will shift a bit where it's more even sided.

[@robinlillian9471]

We don't have the technology for regular patrols into space. There are no humans there to fight or police. You need a population in space to control before you need a police/military force up there. Where did you do your research? Star Wars novels maybe?

[@Nozylatten]

Robin you have no idea what you're talking about, the Americans don't but the Russians already do. After all American cannot get to space without Russian engines in their rockets. What can Russia do?

[@Nozylatten]

and by the way you're a fucking fool in a higher level because the OP was referring to something Tyson deGrasse said, he literally just quoted him. smh.

[@ap3shhh]

Robin Lillian You don't need a human population to want to have a strategic upper hand in the eventual mining of resources in space. Definitely not out of the realm of possibilities within the next 100 years.

[@johndohn3998]

Oh im so scared aliens please mr president defend me with ur space force please dont let them take me away

[@bennypacheco9064]

We bouta start training ODST and send them to fight the covenant? Can i join?

[@General_Eisenhower1945]

We have lost Objective Butter it's volunteer, and I'll be the first in line *feet first into hell*

[@PraxusUK]

It's incredibly smart. It will give the US a foothold in space, and whoever controls space controls Earth, much like air superiority is what decided the outcome of many ground battles in WW2.

[@kevmong7080]

We already have military in space. We have satellites that spy and other objects that are confidential experiments.

[@thenoicemango1827]

KEV we do but like they said if other Countries can take out their own satalites that means they can destroy anyones satellites.

[@rickrockreggae3719]

TheMoistMango : yes but thats a nonsense argument cause satelites are vulnerable af since they were launched so putting military there now and saying its to protect those satelites is just silly cause couldve always been destroyed What

[@harshpherwani6590]

YAYYY LET USA CONTROL THE WORLD YESSS BRING BACK DICTATORSHIP AND INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENTAL MONOPOLY /s fucking hell dude

[@PraxusUK]

Harsh Pherwani I'd rather a member of NATO than Russia or China.

[@hale1014]

Uh oh, not jumping on the hate-everything-Trump bandwagon Tyson? Be careful

[@Specopleader]

This is not on the topic of being politically partisan. Tyson is talking about the potential utility of a "space force" and how public relations are treated in space. Your comment is a non-sequitur.

[@Specopleader]

@@Powerhaus88 It's objective observation, where sticking to the topic is what's important. All the 3 of you are trying to insinuate a false controversy where there is none. Ironically, you're all jumping on the All-should-love/hate Trump bandwagon.

[@wardogsmokes]

Aurora, you're actually guilty of what you accuse.. you're insinuating a false controversy.

[@Specopleader]

@@wardogsmokes Which is?

[@justsomeguy8103]

Tom-A062 I don’t think u know what disingenuous means😂

[@johnwescott1500]

And the aliens are going to pay for it!

[@badfairy9554]

Good one LOL.

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

John Wescott ROTFLMAO! 😂 & I bet the aliens are saying. "We're not paying for this fucking Space Force humans!" 👽

[@migueldls087]

Galaxy wall and mars will pay for it

[@davidd6218]

Mars will pay for it. It will be huge.

[@johnwescott1500]

Bigly

[@kratos5590]

SPACE MARINES. FOR THE EMPEROOOOOOOOR

[@CaBdosdos]

Merwil Rincones sounds bad ass

[@2drealms196]

Forget the promise of progress and understanding, for in the grim dark future of the 21st century there are only Trump Steaks.

[@devinngeorge]

His Imperial Excellency God Emperor Trump 2020

[@mijemumijemu4466]

I DONT WANT AN EMPEROR NO THANKS.

[@eniayoayoola1442]

Sheev 2020! XD

[@nickhanlin8614]

Surprised to see this from cnn. Finally something that’s not just whining about trump and the right.

[@mrnobody3454]

Space is as fake as CNN.

[@Vibratoryhippo8]

Ausla Davis Sorry, this us my kids account i have never mad a youtube account no time.

[@nickhanlin8614]

Vibratoryhippo8 lol. Interesting that you have “no time” to create an account yet time to browse comments and say distasteful things towards individuals that don’t share your opinion. But hey, Democratic Party is the “tolerant party” right? Bunch of bullshit. It’s a bummer that someone with children uses rhetoric like you do. It’s crazy what anonymity does to an individual. I can also see that you have wonderful grammar. I’m clearly conversing with a well educated and thoughtful individual.

[@Vibratoryhippo8]

Nick Hanlin yes anyone who thinks the earth is flat needs to be killed off.

[@Vibratoryhippo8]

Nick Hanlin and speaking of education i am actually still goin to college, im in my 5th year for a phd in astrophysics and seeing people that have no idea what they are talking about say the earth is flat pisses me off.

[@cinammonstyx7622]

For me, the difference between peace in space and peace on Earth is that, for now, most people in space are scientists. Not that scientists are incapable of violence or of desiring violence, but that, unlike politicians, they don't stand to gain much from picking fights.

[@MrSirFluffy]

These scientists are at the mercy of their Governments. If China or Russia decided use Space for military purposes, scientists really don't have choice.

[@besimlamaj455]

Governments will have their own agendas regardless with there cooperation.

[@fl00fydragon]

besim Lamaj thing is so goes for corporations. And if left to roam free in space we might find ourselves knee deep in Wayland Yutani bullshit.

[@MrCarlton]

Yeah it's not like scientists were the minds behind projects such as the Manhattan project or anything... And weren't rewarded handsomely for it.

[@RandomShit169]

Most astronauts are fighter pilots.

[@AsifShahriyarSushmit]

At last a logical analysis. Loved it

[@xxshevilxx]

I had to scroll down a long way before I found someone with the ability to express themselves rationally. The internet needs more of you, please breed. :)

[@GuyDeaux]

Of course, let's make sure the downward spiral continues.

[@dam11232]

Mr. V Thinking From a military perspective, dominance and proactiveness first, then worry about the space junk. That a really not a ethical solution, but military victories generally emphasize winning first and social issues second (this is why collateral damage to civilians, structure property and environment exists). Space is just a new aspect for potential collateral damage. Also. For example, if China or Russia were thinking "well space superiority is essential for dominance", they will take this pragmatic stance. Also with space junk, it could go the way that space junk will be included into military tactics. Primitive militaries would do scorched earth practices such as burning everything or poisoning water for retreat, defensive and offensive tactics. Space may be just a new arena for these highly destructive, unethical and risky tactics to play out. This is what I believe the people with the guns think. Pretty scary but it is what it is. But in end, how do you change this reality? How do you make dominant, focused yet paranoid and untrusting of each other nations (US, China, Russia, etc) say "ok, let's disregard a potential war theater for the betterment of the world?" Probably the same as nukes. A few countries gain superiority then put their boots on the necks of weaker countries into not having nukes or giving them up/regulating them and maintain somewhat relative peace and order through the fear of mutual destruction.

[@steeldarklord8987]

blanca José if you know how vast space is then believing we are the only intelligent species in this vast universe makes you a imbecile.Not saying they have been to earth but it is mathematically impossible for them not to exist. Your more likely to hit a billion dollar lottery 900 million times in 1 day than for earth to hold the only life in the Cosmo's.

[@samuranga8537]

Mr. V if we ever have the ability for space exploration i think space junk can be delt with, it is a problem tho

[@josephjohnson8502]

CNN getting wrecked with neutral Trump commentary. Surprised they didn’t cut Neil’s mic. 😂

[@reclaimerReclaimer]

That's because they all want this; war in space. CNN, like all MSM, is lap dog for the MIC/intelligence world.

[@manhattanvi]

actually same lmao

[@Hadkek]

Neil is *definitely* anti-Trump. His position on this issue is solely based on his love of space and desire to explore it.

[@cole9888]

Orrrrr this conversation had very little to do with trump and had everything to do with space exploration which is Neil’s happy place lol

[@josephjohnson8502]

Hadkek This is known. But CNN is even more so. Removing their ability to do what Neil did here, separating reality from their personal politics.

[@kylenguyen7371]

Neil has a point. We have this huge document that lays out an agreement between nations about our conduct in/with Outer Space, but we can't do the same on the surface of our own planet. Isn't it time to recognize that there is a problem?

[@cjcummings8866]

Antarctica...

[@Holobrine]

Cupcake Princess A document that has been honored so far.

[@andytellmann1344]

Once multiple countries have the technology to do actual battle in outer space the document will be destroyed with a photon cannon.

[@gonzomuse]

For the time being space is different. You can't claim territory in space, you can't "mine" space. You can't annex large portions of space and claim only your citizens can live there. This will almost certainly change though.

[@MrNickp2300]

Kyle Nguyen that's exactly what the UN does. Act as a neutral ground in which agreements are passed between nation's about their actions with each other

[@GeorgeBonez]

It’s about time the USA gets back in the game. I say Go Trump on this one!!!

[@d.h.601]

Shreyas V not scrapping it

[@grantpatrick507]

“The Deathstar is near completion Darth Trump.”

[@robertgaines-tulsa]

We've got one planet to destroy, and it is ours!

[@MrFritzzz666]

That is the nastiest thing I have ever heard Darth Vader called. Disgusting lolol

[@CaBdosdos]

Honorable Catsmeat 😂 set phasers to annihilate libtards.

[@lexmatthewtheurbanavenger2046]

Bilbo Swaggins or Trump Vader😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@ltkirov]

still would be better than the last jedi

[@Rombizio]

Finally a president that will give us space marines.

[@daddytibarn8421]

The Blood Ravens!

[@REALdavidmiscarriage]

space marines? hell yeah

[@drewbyers4948]

Mister Fister you mean doom guy

[@REALdavidmiscarriage]

Drew Byers idk what that is sry. i meant warhammer 40k

[@Ardhant1]

I'd enlist just so I could say "I'm a space marine"

[@lucianrex1528]

The main character from DOOM

[@KhoaLe-uc2ny]

FOR EMPEROR TRUMP

[@dsmyify]

Earth isn't fragile. Earth has proven itself to be quite robust. It's the human race that's fragile.

[@TechnologicallyTechnical]

yeah, we kind of suck compared to other species. I mean, just compare our immune systems to that of any other animal on the planet. We're pretty weak creatures physically. If it weren't for our intelligence, we would've gone extinct a long-ass time ago.

[@ray32245mv]

One direct hit from a quasar GRB and you won't even live long enough to comprehend that the entire solar system just got wiped out of existence.

[@fartpluswetone8077]

@Mr. Note Still won't save us from cataclysmic celestial events, that's why we need to expand.

[@crazed357]

Time Force

[@EatThaCookies]

The Saucy Goblin Shark perfect

[@Killjoy0329]

Dimension force

[@pfernandes8982]

Aliens are comeing build that space wall

[@DANGJOS]

lol

[@migvelv]

Space sphere

[@veritasetaequitas983]

The fastest space craft ever produced by humans would take 50,000 years to get to the nearest star. It's unlikely that extraterrestrial aliens will visit us. No need for a space wall.

[@backward9]

We need more tighter security at the border of space and my penis

[@BasketballMusic13]

I love this thread

[@DustyDimmadome]

Damn, even everyone making fun of Trump for suggesting a space force, then Tyson come over and says "meh, not a bad idea". I love this presidency, you really can't make this shit up.

[@zanamitevska816]

A Wild Sea Pig I guess they paid him to say he liked it, so people don't hate it, because you know... People praise Tyson

[@georgeassbutt6242]

Zana Mitevska He’s not a shill like Bill Nye. Nobody paid him anything

[@GPTDavid]

His entire career is based on space exploration, discoveries, scientific theories about what space is and holds. Of fcking course he'll like the idea of anything that further advances space and provides funding towards innovation in space. Don't mistake Tyson's backing of the "space force" uttered by the brain dead racoontard as a sign of anything other than simple amusement by the *small loan of a million dollars* billionaire spoiled orange. What Tyson imagines when he says "space force" is a trillion times different than what the drumpftard imagines... trust me.

[@adamhurst4219]

GPTDavid And this right here takes the words right out of my mouth and puts them to the comments section. If only more people had the ability to separate the support of specific ideas from the idea that such support equates to the submissive worshiping of the guy for having it. It seems utterly impossible for most Trump supporters to understand that there are in fact those who can get behind certain a policy and/or ideas stemming from the Trump administration and yet not be completely submissive to his every whim and word no matter how often those whims ate self-serving and those words being nothing other than lies and pandering bullshit. Derrr Mexico will pay for the wall...

[@DustyDimmadome]

Adam Hurst ahh, and here's the bit where the commenter assumes that the OP worships the president. Don't mistaken my "I love this presidency", for me suggesting that I love everything Trump does, it's actually far from that. One thing Trump has done is shaken up the political sphere so much that people can't tell heads or tails on anything, and it's created an amusing situation where the democratic party is imploding, and even the republican party is struggling to some degree, and at least I hope, in the end we'll end up seeing third parties such as libertarians or centrist parties finally rise to some degree of prominence.

[@stakeaphobicz498]

Tyson looks high af

[@ClayLoomis1958]

That's just what I was thinking! I had to scroll down in comments to see if anyone else noticed. He looks baked as hell.

[@chadwhite3025]

I just did the same hahaha

[@adamjensen1831]

his eyes are red as hell

[@ClayLoomis1958]

The good doctor forgot his tetrahydrozoline.

[@DimitriosChannel]

Notice that too. One of the best things in life is smoking weed or talking to someone high and discussing about space.

[@bweb6]

Trump said he decided to create the 'Space Force' after Barron told him about Thanos following a private screening of Infinity War.

[@springbloom5940]

Nah, probably when he remembered that Obama, Bush, Clinton, Bush, Reagan, Carter, Ford, Nixon, Johnson, Kennedy, Eisenhower, considered a 'space force', but decided it wasnt yet technologically feasible. You know, before even the Middle East had space programs and any group of highscool kids with a couple thousand bucks could shoot their tricorder into space. Nevermind, probably got the idea from a comic book, just like you.

[@marky3609]

BB Yep samething I said. Now Trumps wants the Gauntlet for himself.

[@springbloom5940]

Propaganda isnt wasted on you, is it?

[@badfairy9554]

No Thor weapon please. It would be breaking Earth law.

[@brainxtc2171]

Spring Bloom he might have gotten from Roy Moore. Are maybe he got it from one of the private eyes he sent to Hawaii to find President Obamas real birth certificate. You can never tell with the “stable genius”.

[@esra_erimez]

Fareed looks like Hobgoblin

[@Milesamanjaro]

Esra Erimez I was thinking Willem Defoe. Same, right?

[@davesworld7961]

Why is Tyson talking to Nosferatu?

[@Noich1000]

AGREED!!

[@khxml]

Esra Erimez "Avenge Me!!!"

[@zainery]

I read that as “hemoglobin” i was gonna say wtf

[@Borimex86]

I wanna join Space Force!!!

[@Borimex86]

Honorable Catsmeat Damn liberal & your race baiting

[@veganpotterthevegan]

Kuro Kohi needs to work on his sentence structure. We've sent black and Indian women to space before. But surely, Trump wouldn't like that.

[@veganpotterthevegan]

Kuro Kohi That doesn't mean anything. White people were the majority of those represented on that spacecraft. Along with one black man.

[@jannmutube]

Abraham Lopez, We humans (terrestrial beings) canot travel at light speed or in and out of sub-space. . not ever. A type 1 civilization like in Star Trek is not possible. Particle accelerators, experiments to reach absolute zero, anti-gravity and gravity wave technology are fruitless self-destructive pursuits that only temporarily benefit the military industrial complex. Nuclear fallout has a half-life of 250 million years.. Producing a gravity wave or transitioning plasma out of subspace, means a resulting black hole and there's no way to reverse a black hole like they show in sci-fi thrillers like the Flash. God gave us dominion over the Earth and a responsibility to take care of it. The Earth is our province.

[@curtismynameheard4628]

Abraham Lopez u do that u won't come back down lol fr

[@emanuelb.2559]

space needs some freedom

[@sPACEmANtYLERSPACE]

Space is already free. American Imperialism will make it less free.

[@droppydog98]

SpaceManTyler ah I love when people say "American Imperialism" it's amazing how dumb that is.

[@sPACEmANtYLERSPACE]

Nate Darkins that's exactly what it is tho. Look it up.

[@FIyingDumpling]

😂

[@sofiaencarnacion9081]

Im assuming this a joke, please be a joke. You never know with Trump supporters

[@bigmike1052]

Holy shit I've always wanted to be a storm trooper 🔫

[@superelastic4178]

Are you for realzees Nowz yer chance, do us proud strooper

[@TRIIGGAVELLI]

Are you for realzees Better start missing your target now kiddo.

[@PASTRAMIKick]

You'd be more of a Starship Trooper and probably would get killed in a violent manner

[@kevinhamutov8778]

UnaSolida damn I am an hour late to make the comment you made. Hahahaha

[@TheAbsoluteSir]

Be careful with your words, especially when you know nothing of WWII era history. ;)

[@rowdyyates609]

Tyson is brilliant. His rebirth of Cosmos series is must see TV.

[@TDenterpriser]

It’s going to be another bug hunt

[@dantheman1998]

service guarantees citizenship

[@wodensol5000]

Y O U W A N N A L I V E F O R E V E R ?

[@zoune1144]

join the mobile force today!

[@j.b.browning6205]

They sucked his BRAINS out

[@Gwynsladle]

Omg 😂😂😂

[@christianvaniten]

A good CNN video... Now I've seen it all xD

[@christopher399]

You mean... a video that isn’t criticizing Trump? Criticizing Trump = bad?

[@christianvaniten]

@@christopher399 No

[@TheMarschmallow]

thank you Donald J Palpatine

[@tonyf1163]

Rick James Donald “The Senate” Trump

[@JuanchoMan]

"I will make it legal."

[@dommusilli3975]

Rick James gotta admit, you gave me a chuckle

[@blaccbeard]

Ironic, he could save the Earth, but not himself from Mueller.

[@1ButtonDash]

unlimited pooooooowwwwwwweeerrrr!!!!

[@icwiz]

He ate a red popsicle before the interview.

[@xxshevilxx]

Or he's part chow chow, don't judge.

[@adamromero]

...and blazed and is now high as fuck

[@eagle3676]

Cool Beans What?! What?!!!

[@ripyungbruh8157]

SentByHim wtf is a chow chow

[@icwiz]

Or maybe he was licking that red globe behind Fareed.

[@salilbhatnagar]

Space the final frontier...

[@nivekkevin2348]

Salil Bhatnagar Next frontier**

[@sebastiansirvas1530]

The final frontier is the omniverse and maybe reality itself. Not that I would dare to cross this godly frontier.

[@markemmerson1383]

I'm a conservative and misclicked on this video. It's refreshing to see a well done, non-politically motivated, and seeming unbiased piece of reporting coming from CNN. Well done! Didn't think I would ever thumbs up a video created by this organization. But more importantly, SIGN ME UP for the Space Force!

[@hks2377]

Since it already exists as the USAF Space Command, I suggest stopping by your nearest AF recruiting office to see what qualifications you need to have.

[@booknoahgrove]

Tyson has broad credibility and popularity with CNN “constituents”. That could be a near fatal mistake for CNN to clash with Tyson. That said, it was a good piece.

[@kazuoua]

You didn't get the point of the video then, you were just a politically motivated and biased person that liked a video because it made a seemingly absurd idea, that your party's President came up with, more palatable and reasonable. His point was that it's important to assess whether the Air Force's bureaucratic structure is capable or not of protecting American assets in space (mostly satellites). There was no answer given to that question in the video so we shouldn't be jumping to any conclusion. We should also consider that: a. We have no idea of what the intent and mission of this new Air Force would be (well, at least not the details). It could be something completely unrelated to what Neil was talking about. b. We don't know the reasoning behind the Trump administration that led them to take this decision. For all we know, this could've started out of a petulant whim. c. The US military has been recently aiming to reduce bureaucracy. A brand new branch will add another dimension of bureaucratic problems that seem counterproductive to the original goal.

[@markemmerson1383]

You assume a lot. ☺

[@mechanoid2k]

Heather, Trump created a *6th branch of the military*. That means space force is separate from USAF. Sign me up for space force.

[@sator6754]

*black science man*

[@Sehyo]

astrophysics black guy

[@Sehyo]

HimKioo He calls himself as astrophysics black guy.

[@defaultmesh]

Hayden Planetary fly

[@disappointedfather5119]

HimKioo How? He’s black, he’s into science, and he’s a man. *Black* *science* *man* is an accurate description.

[@SoccerEverywhere2]

You sound surprised, like as if you haven't seen an African American

[@mxgryan]

Tyson has always made sense to me.

[@oscarbright8218]

Is that because he's a dumbass

[@TheNervousnation]

"The goddamn bugs whacked us, Johnny."

[@imapirate5792]

Yes

[@theundead1600]

Justin Long 😁

[@joshcole8255]

I would like to know more.

[@marcusaustin783]

Not a Trump supporter at all However after researching & reading more about it this is 1 of the very few things that I agree with Trump on! To stay ahead of China & Russia you have to step up your game

[@liquid79]

Makes sense when we destroy ourselves on earth and the earth, we'll destroy ourselves in space.

[@rowanp8740]

liquid79 And space! D:

[@wut3358]

Salterino Kripperino you can't live on a star, duh.

[@lordbeerus3383]

If this space force does happen this is offensive to people who still are under insured, homeless, and underpaid. Can't fix these problems first but want to establish a waste of money space force? Come on now😔

[@augusto256]

It is already offensive the current reality

[@jannmutube]

This project isn't any different than the wall in that it would be a cash cow for nothing except weapons of mass destruction.

[@sadsader100yearsago9]

Fuck off, the us already donated 100s of billions toward housing and other related things. Space consists of less than a dime of the us budget. Go away.

[@zacharygraham9208]

Star wars is coming to life

[@mystirboy]

More like Star Trek since there's little to no mention of Earth anywhere in Star Wars.

[@carloscastrejon1940]

More like Mass Effect.

[@darthrevan704]

mystirboy actually in a cancelled novel ther was going to be a pilot named Corel what crash land on what would become Corelli a he was from 43rd century earth and that would officially have connected earth to starwars

[@mystirboy]

Darth Rave well since it's cancelled so Star Trek it is.

[@Stefan-yt6ed]

WH40K

[@Quwv397]

Im going to sign up for the Jedi program!

[@danferguson71]

Jedi is not a recognized religion, so no tax free status.

[@dylanhealy8126]

Charles Darwinson it’s a recognized religion in the Army, I knew a few guys with “Jedi” stamped on their dog tags

[@Dashoost]

Problem is Trump would probably consider looking at coal as the fuel source for the space crafts

[@GrugSmesh]

Unironic space marines. Nuff said.

[@vault-tecrep8565]

for the EMPEROR

[@Asmobia]

Paid by Mexico, too?

[@ali58457]

I guess señor gringo

[@rvanzo925]

Mexico can’t even afford to be a decent country, let alone be a pioneer on something.

[@Primalxbeast]

Of course not, the Martians are going to pay for it.

[@DeA2875]

Asmobia don't be silly. The space force will be paid for by the aliens.

[@amyashley3182]

Trump: “It’s only fair. They’re the aliens!”

[@lemonsqweezy9532]

He's taken a lot of psychedelics. "Human nature scares me" is such s psychonaut thing to say.

[@huntervasquez8977]

Or He just looked through human history.

[@HaloDude557]

His fear is our strength. War is progress.

[@ChrisBrengel]

A peaceful use of Earth treaty: Isn't that what we've got in Antarctica? How about the agreements between the sixteen governments on the ISS? "Human nature scares the hell out of me." Totally understandable, but human nature has been tamed incredibly over the past 10,000 years. Read "The Better Angels of our Nature" by Stephen Pinker. The 21st century is, by far, the most peaceful time in human history. This is a fact. Read the book, there's no way you can argue with this statement once you've read it. You want war? Look at WW2. Syria is nothing in comparison. So humanity's future in space _doesn't necessarily_ have to be like what happened in the first half of the 20th century.

[@PaperRaines]

Capitalism and technology has curbed large scale violence, human beings did not become more moral. At all. So if in space there's an unbalanced ratio of resources to humans, or if just one country is more ambitious than the others, yeah you will see some 20th century violence up there I love Stephen Pinker, he's totally right on his points. It's important to get the facts out, however it's also dangerous to be pollyannish about the reality of human nature. Underestimate our animal and selfish instincts at your own peril my friend

[@JohnSmith-yl9en]

Thanks for the reading tip!

[@TheTromania]

3:51 omg alien tyson accidentally slipped into his normal voice.

[@marcuspolk240]

Lol

[@viktorskold9593]

wtf

[@CaptPicard81]

Huh? That's what he always sounds like

[@ApolloTheDerg]

Man, I love it, trump is bringing space back in the spot light after so much dormancy. Can’t wait to see what comes of it.

[@HandlesSuck123]

Hopefully not death and destruction by an alien race. But with Trump, we'll never know.

[@ApolloTheDerg]

URsuckishATlife we don’t need to kill any aliens, we will just build a space wall!

[@HandlesSuck123]

@@ApolloTheDerg And make the aliens pay for it!

[@vidalsalazar3102]

You mean us space force ,This has been the plan for many years now , everyone who has been a part of it should take credit ,

[@mochiisntbad6762]

@@HandlesSuck123 what war he started for the 4 years he was president ?

[@jimmassara5258]

I served a majority of my Air Force career in Space Command. Macdill, Buckley, Woomera Australia, Robins, Schreiver, Peterson, Moron Spain. I always knew that Space Command would evolve into a new branch of the Armed Forces. Long awaited.

[@StrumVogel]

I can only hope that we’ll one day look down to earth and realize that we’re all together as a species and set aside our differences, embrace our diverse cultural background to accomplish more. #UNSpacy.

[@coolsupercoolmario]

Brian J Malmsteen hey sounds nice but I would embrace that we are different nation's and different people in a way that we deal with different things and we think differently. And maybe give freedom to culture but not forget that human rights are a top priority of all of us. Just stating my opinion because I dislike globalism and multiculturalism. But I do agree that the positive idea can be worked on

[@rhamby3470]

Good job CNN. Earned some respect for actually reporting this

[@davidmartin8351]

I sure hope that the United states Air force is profiting from the GPS system. Especially if they have pioneered the GPS system. America is a lot more generous than ppl realize!

[@rossholt9352]

Throughout history, especially in America, war has been the largest driving force in the advancement in technology, as soon as its known that a certain technology will provide a tactical advantage, it immediately has millions of dollars sunk into it by the US government. So as a space enthusiast, this is exiting.

[@sadsader100yearsago9]

Same reasoning as me

[@elijahsulentic9410]

Star Wars Episode X "We need to build a wall."

[@TheHAARPfacility101]

The dome just got 10 feet higher.

[@salcoscino4272]

Trevor Philips lmfao true

[@Tall_Order]

Oh hell yeah we even got mr cosmos on board. I usually stay far away from CNN, but i saw Neil on the thumbnail so I had to check it out.

[@sKraat528]

They wanted him to play their political games so bad lol

[@kreator-ys1yz]

"It would be nice if peace in space lead to peace on Earth..." what a concept.. A brilliant man Mr Tyson is..

[@inazuma3gou]

I'm sure Neil deGrasse Tyson just wants space toys

[@dunhillsupramk3]

we all want space toys...

[@Jiff321]

Commercial space flight is only 18 months away. It needs to be regulated, and like NGT says, the air force is handling it now, but clearly they are projecting commercial space flight will be too much for them to handle.

[@johntuffield1457]

Correction, he wants the space toys protected from those freaking chinese.

[@patrickregister3807]

We all want space toys. I wanna space Lamborghini! That shit's gonna be dope.

[@Unmedicated_Moments]

Southern Psykology ha

[@xanlyladybug3]

This dude is such A PLUS for the human race what a wonderful I hope we respect him while he's here

[@mickreaddin4979]

Eric, I am not your father...

[@jeckjeck3119]

LOL.

[@juanchavez5342]

MICK.......HOW DO YOU TRULY KNOW?

[@obi-wan-shinobi1967]

What's most important overall, is we would write the rules. A functional US space force could benefit from satellites, better missile coordination, solar panels that provide energy and more. We would write the rules of space.

[@boxant]

a god emperor needs space marines

[@distranthegloriouslydeform9259]

BoxANT fish speakers

[@Kevin-uz9ik]

I am glad the Power Ranger space force are finally taken into account.

[@ntme9]

Don't forget about those pesky 40ft tic-tac's ping-ponging around our naval fleet with impunity. It's time for disclosure.

[@jolivie143]

in the immortal words of Tony Stark “all those breakthroughs, military funding, honey”

[@Lazlo.]

👽🛸 Trump knows about aliens 🛸👽

[@locobadger3376]

ET Phone Home All politicians are Aliens or demons or some kinda effed up gargoyles!

[@Lazlo.]

Loco Badger that’s a pretty hopeless statement there, my dood

[@joshuacrumley2031]

I'll clarify it for you. All politicians are evil fucking retards.

[@Jayday12345678910]

Oh gee here comes the nihilistic “everyone is evil” guy

[@blacklite911]

Space force is the natural progression. Just the name sounds funny. I’d prefer Extraterrestrial Defense. And I antagonize trump. He just happens to be the guy to who vocalized it. We’ll see how it actually plays out. But my reaction was similar to Neil’s 100%.

[@lesternygaard3286]

blacklite911 lmao space force isn't here to fight aliens

[@blacklite911]

Michael can you pin point when I said the purpose was defending against aliens?

[@lesternygaard3286]

blacklite911 Extrarerrestrial: of or from outside the earth or its atmosphere. Space force is here to keep a check on the satellites of the earth which have very terrestrial origins.

[@blacklite911]

wilz anz airforce already does that. I’m under the impression that as our extraterrestrial endeavors grow, they’ll take on responsibilities that will arise. The name fits now and into the future. I’m not wrong man, don’t know why you’re so hell bent on splitting hairs

[@lesternygaard3286]

blacklite911 it's a division of the army. Any wars in space will obviously be fought by them. They won't carry out endeavours as that's the space agencies' job , like Nasa. I'm not tryna split ends bruh but as you said space force is just the natural progression from air force. Extraterrestrial defense is not and probably won't be the chief concern in the coming years.

[@pokefanjoshua4867]

Power Rangers: Space Force!

[@marky3609]

PokéFan Joshua Please let this be what they decide to call it.

[@declaytor]

small minds make small-minded comments about grandiose ideas

[@pokefanjoshua4867]

Marky 360 The previous Super Sentai season took place in space

[@marky3609]

David Claytor This isn't a small minded comment I actually want this to be a thing lol

[@marky3609]

PokéFan Joshua That's cool 😎

[@mrage22r]

I think the arena does make a difference on whether peaceful interaction can be achieved. There aren't many people going to space.. and they aren't the average person. There is often a lot of international collaboration involved in space related endeavors. And a lot of money involved. Earth is crowded, chaotic and full of incredibly different scenarios.

[@happyjohn1656]

4:54 He mentioned that for no reason whatsoever... 4:37 PM 3/28/2019

[@viktorskold9593]

Why tf are people including the exact date of their comment?

[@TheHealthConscounist]

Correction: it should be "Space-Time Force"

[@palabrajot505]

Carlos Sanchez Temporal prime directive

[@crazando]

We need an entire space nation considering all the nukes on earth

[@mechanoid2k]

Well my space nation and all my space people will be protected with space nukes. Your space nation can get shit jacked and butt fucked by space pirates. As the 1980's showed us, the only way to stop bad people with nukes is to have good people with nukes.

[@RippedFall]

Fox news = scaring the hell out of people. Neil deGrasse Tyson = sound reasonable, makes sense and keeps everybody calm.

[@MrZyphR]

what does Fox have to do with this you lefty?

[@willimo8565]

Its the Final Frontier, its a great idea!

[@mickreaddin4979]

Can you imagine a space station type/space force death star built by Trump. Looks great on the outside, but the interior would be cheap, tacky and gold coloured. Space marines, space marines semper fi!!!

[@Silver.Fox.77]

Save space for science.

[@Mr.James3930]

JC Brown Exactly, Thank You

[@cesarcoronel9135]

No we can’t just stay on earth we have to explore

[@DreadPages]

And who do you think funded most of ANY space exploration?

[@sevenb9495]

This was taken out of context, he's not saying it's a good idea, he's saying in some future it could be a good idea.

[@swackhammer2139]

After what NDT did to Pluto... man can't be trusted.

[@wolfheathenoverwatch87]

First off, Pluto is _still_ a dwarf planet. Secondly, it's located in a belt, not on its own. This is referred to as "clearing the neighborhood". Until it breaks off on its own, it's considered to be just another celestial body in a cluster of other celestial bodies, just like the debris in the rings of Saturn.

[@juandeldiablo696]

Man I can listen to Neil deGrasse Tyson for hours

[@CivilAviation1]

5:25 imagine if an asteroid big enough to whipe out life on earth was only able to be stopped by working together. And because all our lifes (and nations) are dependent on that, we'll work together, unite and find common ground and peace, so we, as one species, unite and will work on making mankind great again. Oh well, one can dream, at least.

[@AllyWhiteArtist]

CivilAviation1 There's still a TINY chance it could happen in 2029... :-P

[@JohnIsaacXIV]

Ally White I heard about that however, its no threat.

[@jmvpams1380]

It's all nations coming together Under US leadership Like what America says, the world follows No wonder there are phrases "the world is America" "when America falls, the world falls with it"

[@LMarti13]

It doesn't matter if it's weird or not. What matters is whether it's moral. Dump all the funding we have into research but decouple space from the military.

[@seanflanagan5356]

Always love hearing the brilliance of Neil, he has so much prevailing wisdom and thinks deeply about everything.

[@t.p.w.6343]

Oh, not you, Neil... WHO are you going to fight in Space?!

[@Bones12x2]

Tayna Weher.... sooo you completely missed the point....

[@ryanalexander4641]

Space, as a part of nature, is brutal. It will not hesitate to kill someone, and it is extremely unforgiving. However, it is also exceptionally beautiful. Beauty and brutality are not mutually exclusive, but are rather both a good guide to follow. I agree heavily with Tyson in that my confidence for peace in space is not great. Human nature is powerful and competitive, however it must be realized that our conditions for growing up on Earth are much different than our exploration of space. As it stands, we, humanity have an opportunity to explore together as one into the unforgiving but seductive void that is the cosmos. In our age of information, where contact across the world is instantaneous, allowing people normally separated in human history to explore each other’s differences. Right now in this age, we could voyage into space separately as countries and continue our long tradition of conflict, or we can go together as one and break that tradition with this new opportunity of discovery. An opportunity such as this comes once. Not just once in a lifetime, but once in the entire history of a self-aware species, a species that we don’t know is alone or not in the universe. I believe a space force is necessary to protect ourselves against the cold void that is space, a force to eliminate threats to Earth, such as near-Earth objects and space junk. A force that is unified across all nations, as one, for that sake of Earth’s survival. So, what will we do? Separate or together? We make this decision for our children, their children, and all the generations after us. While I do not know the dynamics of humanity and government if we explore space together, I can infer though that if we go separately, there will be conflict. There is no reason to believe there will not be, as we have our entire history as proof. Choose what you will, everyone is subject to an opinion, but before you decide, I urge you to know the magnitude of the decision and its impact. I expressed mine, what is yours?

[@Hrabowski]

Ryan Alexander Wubba lubba dub dub

[@EatThaCookies]

Ryan Alexander hey it's actually a sane person

[@muhammadfathonihanif5500]

You talked real stuff, man. The time for this decision is closely approaching.

[@starnostras]

I read that back in Sagan's voice. Very eloquently put.

[@douglascunningham6319]

I see 2 roads for peace. 1 is all together. 2 America the world's Melting Pot and police force job gets a little bigger. Will be needing allies investors and brains for another future Trump high-rise.

[@iian_]

The idea of the whole thing in my mind is to protect assets in space, not to have actual troops fighting in space. People are silly.