NASA Chief Says Space Force Would Aid US Security

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine (L) speaks during a meeting of the National Space Council at the East Room of the White House June 18, 2018 in Washington. Alex Wong/Getty Images

NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine is showing his support for President Donald Trump’s executive order to create a “Space Force” as the sixth branch of the U.S. armed forces.

“Every banking transaction requires a GPS signal for timing,” Jim Bridenstine told Bloomberg news. “You lose the GPS signal and guess what you lose? You lose banking.”