Trump Launches Space Command, Vows American Dominance

A member of the US military unfurls the new U.S. Space Command flag alongside President Donald Trump (L), Vice President Mike Pence (2nd L) and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper during an event establishing the US Space Command in the Rose Garden of the White House on Aug. 29, 2019. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

President Donald Trump officially opened the U.S. Space Command, a precursor to the new branch of the military, the Space Force, that Trump announced last year.

“SpaceCom will ensure that American dominance in space is never questioned and never threatened,” Trump said on the White House lawn on Aug. 29.