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List of films featuring the United States Space Force

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This is a list of films featuring the United States Space Force and its predecessor, Air Force Space Command.

The United States Space Force was established on December 20, 2019,[1] but in some cases a United States service branch of that name had been featured in popular culture decades earlier, projecting the future establishment of such a branch.

List of films

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Title Director Notable cast Summary Released Notes
First Man into Space Robert Day Marshall Thompson Air Force Space Command pilot flies plane into space, returns as monster.[2][3][4] 1959
Project Moonbase Richard Talmadge Hayden Rorke The first lunar orbital mission turns into a Moon landing when one crewmember is unmasked as an impostor. The mission commander, Col. "Bright Eyes" Briteis, was the first human in Earth orbit.[5][6][7][8] 1953 Co-written by Robert A. Heinlein.

References

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  1. ^ "U.S. Space Force Fact Sheet". Spaceforce.mil. United States Space Force. December 20, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  2. ^ Scheib, Richard (December 20, 2000). "First Man Into Space (1959)". Moria Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  3. ^ Warren, Bill (2010). Keep Watching the Skies! American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties. McFarland & Company. pp. 270–274. ISBN 978-1-4766-6618-1.
  4. ^ Westfahl, Gary (2012). The Spacesuit Film: A History, 1918-1969. McFarland & Company. pp. 189–193. ISBN 978-0-7864-4267-6.
  5. ^ Hardy, Phil, ed. (1984). The Film Encyclopedia. Vol. Science Fiction. William Morrow and Company. pp. 141. ISBN 0-688-00842-9.
  6. ^ Scheib, Richard (December 26, 2002). "Project Moon Base (1953)". Moria – The Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  7. ^ Warren 2010, pp. 671–674
  8. ^ Westfahl 2012, pp. 32–35

See also

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