When was the United States Space Force created?

When was the United States Space Force created?

• A. December 20, 2019
• B. December 20, 2018
• C. December 20, 2020
• D. December 21, 2019

Answer: (A)

The Space Force was created on December 20, 2019. On that day, Congress passed and the president signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, establishing Space Force as a separate military branch under the Department of the Air Force. That signing date is the official creation moment; afterward, the transition of personnel and programs into the new service continued into 2020. The other dates don’t fit because the creation happened in 2019, not 2018; 2020 is when the force began operating as a separate branch, and December 21 is simply one day after the actual signing date.

The Space Force was created on December 20, 2019. On that day, Congress passed and the president signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, establishing Space Force as a separate military branch under the Department of the Air Force. That signing date is the official creation moment; afterward, the transition of personnel and programs into the new service continued into 2020. The other dates don’t fit because the creation happened in 2019, not 2018; 2020 is when the force began operating as a separate branch, and December 21 is simply one day after the actual signing date.