Space Force Humor, Laser Dazzlers, and the Havoc a War in Space Would Actually Wreak

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🗓️ 20 March 2023

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

In the inaugural episode of Cosmos, Quickly, we blast off with Lt. Gen. Nina Armagno of the Space Force, who is charged with protecting our space in space, particularly from Russia and China.

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0:00.0	Hey there, this is Lee Billings.
0:06.8	And Clara Muscoots, we're Scientific American Senior Space Editors.
0:11.5	Today we kick off.
0:13.0	We launch.
0:14.0	Right.
0:15.0	We launch.
0:16.0	Got to stay true to our roots.
0:18.4	A new science quickly series.
0:21.0	We're calling it Cosmosquickly.
0:27.0	Every episode will take you on a skyward journey.
0:29.8	Into space.
0:30.8	To explore what we know.
0:32.6	And what we're just learning about the universe we all live in.
0:35.9	Today, in our inaugural episode, we'll start off with Space Force.
0:41.5	That's right.
0:42.5	We sat down with Lieutenant General Nina Armanio, the director of staff for the United
0:47.2	State Space Force.
0:49.4	Welcome Lieutenant General, thanks for being here.
0:52.0	So can we start off with a very basic question.
0:55.0	What is the Space Force?
0:58.0	The Space Force is a service just like the Army Navy Air Force Marine Corps.
1:05.8	We are the newest service for the United States of America.
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