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In reply to the discussion: Ted Cruz says Space Force is necessary to prevent space pirates [View all]csziggy
(34,136 posts)13. Doesn't Cruz mean Ice Pirates?
Ted Cruz warns of space pirates, says Space Force is the answer
Even Elon Musk had a reaction to the senator's justification for a US Space Force.
By
Amanda Kooser
May 15, 2019 11:24 AM PDT
I saw the 1984 sci-fi movie Ice Pirates. I'm wondering if US senator Ted Cruz watched it, too. It wasn't a documentary.
Cruz, a Republican from Texas, alluded to space pirates in opening remarks on Tuesday for a hearing on "The Emerging Space Environment: Operational, Technical, and Policy Challenges" before the Senate Subcommittee on Aviation and Space.
Cruz referenced how the ancient Greeks and subsequent nations have called on naval forces to "protect water-borne travel and commerce from bad actors."
"Pirates threaten the open seas, and the same is possible in space," Cruz said. "In this same way, I believe we, too, must now recognize the necessity of a Space Force to defend the nation and to protect space commerce and civil space exploration."
More: https://www.cnet.com/news/ted-cruz-warns-of-space-pirates-says-space-force-is-the-answer/
Even Elon Musk had a reaction to the senator's justification for a US Space Force.
By
Amanda Kooser
May 15, 2019 11:24 AM PDT
I saw the 1984 sci-fi movie Ice Pirates. I'm wondering if US senator Ted Cruz watched it, too. It wasn't a documentary.
Cruz, a Republican from Texas, alluded to space pirates in opening remarks on Tuesday for a hearing on "The Emerging Space Environment: Operational, Technical, and Policy Challenges" before the Senate Subcommittee on Aviation and Space.
Cruz referenced how the ancient Greeks and subsequent nations have called on naval forces to "protect water-borne travel and commerce from bad actors."
"Pirates threaten the open seas, and the same is possible in space," Cruz said. "In this same way, I believe we, too, must now recognize the necessity of a Space Force to defend the nation and to protect space commerce and civil space exploration."
More: https://www.cnet.com/news/ted-cruz-warns-of-space-pirates-says-space-force-is-the-answer/
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Ted Cruz says Space Force is necessary to prevent space pirates [View all]
left-of-center2012
May 2019
OP
Make sure to load it with Christian non-scientists. God can provide all the answers it needs.
Freethinker65
May 2019
#2
Let's issue lettres of marque to Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, make them privateers.
JustABozoOnThisBus
May 2019
#33
You don't think Space Pirates are a real problem? Ask Admiral Kirk. He'll tell you.
Tommy_Carcetti
May 2019
#59