A combination of pictures showing the new logo (left) for the US Space Force, founded Dec 20, 2019, which was revealed by US President Donald Trump on Jan 24, 2020, and the logo for the Air Force Space Command, which was active from Sept 1982 to Dec 2019. Photo: AFP Photo / US Air Force
Washington (AFP): Over the years, Star Trek has been responsible for inspiring real world innovations from tablet computers to needleless injection devices and real-time translators.
Now, the science fiction franchise appears to have influenced Space Force, the US military's newest branch, in its choice of logo: a symbol resembling an arrowhead ringed by an orbiting object and set against a starry backdrop.
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