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President Trump tweeted out the logo for the US Space Force on Friday and immediately Twitter-sphere erupted with wisecracks.
Here’s why.
Social media users pointed out that the new Space Force insignia look strikingly similar to the Starfleet logo used on “Star Trek.”
It also looks almost exactly like the insignia for the Air Force Space Command which was the precursor to the Space Force.
Trump insisted in his tweet he consulted with military leaders and designers to create the logo.
Trump created the Space Force in December when he signed the National Defense Authorization Act into law.
It is the sixth the branch of the military that operates under the Air Force, similar to the way the Marines is a distinct branch but falls within the Navy.
George Takei, who portrayed Hikaru Sulu in the original “Star Trek” tweeted the show should get royalties for the logo.
Atari could probably make a similar claim.
Some Twitter users pointed out it looks an awful lot like the ship in the game “Asteroids.”
A Space Force spokesperson says the seal honors the Air Force by using the delta symbol which they say was first used as early as 1942 by the US Army air forces.