Explosion Heard in Saratoga County Likely a Meteor
"After discussions with all of our law enforcement partners, government agencies including the FAA, FBI, ATF, National Weather Service and NASA as well as discussions with scientists and scholars it is our determination that the likely cause of the event was a meteor entering and burning up in the atmosphere," read a press release from the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office.
Here’s How US Space Force Will Be Built
I think the space force will help increase funding and research into remote sensing and help improve weather prediction and climate change / pollution monitoring. Often military programs are better funded than civilian programs but research and development of the military can serve many purposes benefiting humanity.