President Donald Trump revealed the logo for the new U.S. Space Force military branch on Friday afternoon.
“After consultation with our Great Military Leaders, designers, and others, I am pleased to present the new logo for the United States Space Force, the Sixth Branch of our Magnificent Military!” he said in a tweet accompanying the logo.
After consultation with our Great Military Leaders, designers, and others, I am pleased to present the new logo for the United States Space Force, the Sixth Branch of our Magnificent Military! pic.twitter.com/TC8pT4yHFT
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 24, 2020
Several Twitter users pointed out the resemblance to the United Federation of Planets logo used by the fictional Starfleet Command in the Star Trek universe.
“Trump just announced the new logo for the Space Force. The other is Star Trek Starfleet Command,” CNN’s Jim Acosta said in a tweet along with the two logos side by side.
Trump just announced the new logo for the Space Force. The other is Star Trek Starfleet Command. pic.twitter.com/S7NeYdjR4C
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) January 24, 2020
“That literally looks like the United Federation of Planets logo with a Star Trek communicator badge on top of it,” one user remarked.
That literally looks like the United Federation of Planets logo with a Star Trek communicator badge on top of it. pic.twitter.com/5Bwv8vuqs6
— Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) January 24, 2020
Another user pointed out that the logo is actually similar to the logo used by Air Force Space Command, the predecessor to Space Force, though that logo also displayed some similarities to the Starfleet logo.
The Starfleet fascination among space types in the military isn’t new; this was Space Command’s logo, which immediately preceeded Space Force pic.twitter.com/Ap3y5gHEWD
— Kelsey D. Atherton (@AthertonKD) January 24, 2020
