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On Friday, the Trump Administration officially launched Space Force, the new US Military arm tasked with defending American democracy in space. Space Force launched with a modest staff of 200 people and a $40 million budget to cover its first year. That was enough for SpaceX founder Elon Musk to herald it as the beginning of the Star Trek era. Musk took to Twitter after Space Force's founding moments to declare "Starfleet begins," comparing Space Force to the interstellar explorers of the Star Trek universe. This isn't the first time Musk has compared Space Force to Starfleet. In September, when asked on Twitter if he supports Space Force, Musk replied, "Definitely for Space Force. We need to make Starfleet real."
Musk's apparent admiration for Star Trek seems to be reciprocal. During a motivational speech given in the Star Trek: Discovery episode "The Butcher's Knife Cares Not for the Lamb's Cry," Musk was listed alongside real-life aviation pioneers the Wright brothers and Star Trek's fictional inventor of the warp drive Zefram Cochrane as one of history's great scientists. Star Trek's first leading man, William Shatner, has also said that he'd be willing to take to space with Musk in real life. “Yes, with him in the seat next to me,” Shatner replied when asked about the idea on Twitter. “I’ll hold his hand during takeoff as an added bonus!”
On Friday, the Trump Administration officially launched Space Force, the new US Military arm tasked with defending American democracy in space. Space Force launched with a modest staff of 200 people and a $40 million budget to cover its first year. That was enough for SpaceX founder Elon Musk to herald it as the beginning of the Star Trek era. Musk took to Twitter after Space Force's founding moments to declare "Starfleet begins," comparing Space Force to the interstellar explorers of the Star Trek universe. This isn't the first time Musk has compared Space Force to Starfleet. In September, when asked on Twitter if he supports Space Force, Musk replied, "Definitely for Space Force. We need to make Starfleet real."
Musk's apparent admiration for Star Trek seems to be reciprocal. During a motivational speech given in the Star Trek: Discovery episode "The Butcher's Knife Cares Not for the Lamb's Cry," Musk was listed alongside real-life aviation pioneers the Wright brothers and Star Trek's fictional inventor of the warp drive Zefram Cochrane as one of history's great scientists. Star Trek's first leading man, William Shatner, has also said that he'd be willing to take to space with Musk in real life. “Yes, with him in the seat next to me,” Shatner replied when asked about the idea on Twitter. “I’ll hold his hand during takeoff as an added bonus!”
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