US planning to create 'Space Corps' as sixth branch of armed forces

The House Armed Services Committee has voted to create a US "Space Corps", which would become a new branch of the armed forces and incorporate the current space missions of the US Air Force.If the US Space Corps goes ahead, it would be the first new military service in the country since 1947.The move has caused consternation as committee members of the panel say they were only recently informed, giving them little time to protest against the proposal.