https://www.cnet.com/news/space-force-to-debut-by-2020-mike-pence-announces-at-pentagon/

What started as a joke has become a very serious plan for a sixth branch of the US military that's already taking shape.

"The time has come to write the next great chapter in the history of our armed forces," Vice President Mike Pence said in a speech at the Pentagon on Thursday morning. "The time has come to establish the United States Space Force."