This Friday, President Trump unveiled the logo for the newly established sixth branch of the military, the Space Force.
“After consultation with our Great Military Leaders, designers, and others, I am pleased to present the new logo for the United States Space Force, the Sixth Branch of our Magnificent Military!” Trump tweeted on Friday long with a picture of the logo.
After consultation with our Great Military Leaders, designers, and others, I am pleased to present the new logo for the United States Space Force, the Sixth Branch of our Magnificent Military! pic.twitter.com/TC8pT4yHFT
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 24, 2020
Some thought the photo looked a little too much like the logo for the fictional Starfleet from the Star Trek universe:
https://twitter.com/mirikramer/status/1220822476621598720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1220822476621598720&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theverge.com%2F2020%2F1%2F24%2F21080812%2Fspace-force-new-logo-donald-trump-reveal-design-star-trek
Ahem. We are expecting some royalties from this… https://t.co/msYcJMlqjh
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) January 24, 2020
But as former national security policy advisor John Noonan points out, the new logo is borrowed from an existing Air Force command logo.
https://twitter.com/noonanjo/status/1220826251402862592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1220826251402862592&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.axios.com%2Ftrump-space-force-logo-star-trek-starfleet-0007834a-2098-46ea-8b6f-aac27786123c.html
