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* HostileHitchhiker: [[spoiler:Erin's sub-plot in the last episode of the first season involves her trying to run away from home and getting caught in the "hostile ''to'' hitchhikers" variant with some very shady (and [[TheSilentBob never-talking]]) stoners who take her to a shack deep in the desert and chase her when she tries to run off.]]
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* MysteriousMiddleInitial: Mysterious initial with F. Tony Scarapiducci. Who everybody likes to call "Fuck Tony".
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*** Given that Jaymes has a private space exploration corporation and a fleet of futuristic-styled cars sporting the name "Edison," she bears more than a passing resemblance to Elon Musk.
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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: The Chinese military space program to Space Force. The first two episodes revolve around the Chinese having a better KillSat than Space Force and [[spoiler:they are the first ones to put boots on the Moon.]]
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* OvertOperative: Various American military men discuss the likelihood that Russian observer Yuri is a spy. He's clearly dating Erin to spy on her father and nonchalantly asks her standard password-recovery questions, like, "What was the name of your father's childhood pet?"
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* NotMeThisTime: When Space Force suspects a spy within its ranks after India allegedly steals the ''Pegasus'' design, Russian observer Yuri is quick to point out that if he was were the spy, it wouldn’t be to benefit India.
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* InvisiblePresident: The United States President is never seen or named, but given that his top staff await his instructions via Twitter, the show is pretty clearly lampooning Trump.
** The characterization of the unnamed and InvisiblePresident takes a few shots at Trump, from his rather dubious decision-making process to sending official policy updates through Twitter.
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: The normally genteel Dr. Mallory is so upset by rude and professionally disastrous phone call he had with the head Chinese scientist that he sits alone in his office, drinking whiskey and ranting, "I will fuck you up!"
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: The normally genteel Dr. Mallory is so upset by the rude and professionally disastrous phone call he had with the head Chinese scientist that he sits alone in his office, drinking whiskey and ranting, "I will fuck you up!"
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* SharpDressedMan: Dr. Mallory always dresses in tweedy but fashionable suits and ensembles. The military types at the base try to insult his aesthetic as being wimpy, but it rolls right off his back. He notes to Naird that while he dresses as he wishes to express his personality, Naird has dressed in the same polyester blend trousers for thirty years so that he can fit in. If anything, it's ''Mallory's'' fashion that shows more personal strength. Naird later asks Mallory for fashion advice.
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* SharpDressedMan: Dr. Mallory always dresses in tweedy but fashionable suits and ensembles. The military types at the base try to insult his aesthetic as being wimpy, but it rolls right off his back. He notes to Naird that while he dresses as he wishes to express his personality, Naird has dressed in worn the same polyester blend trousers for thirty years so that he can fit in. If anything, it's ''Mallory's'' fashion that shows more personal strength. Naird later asks Mallory for fashion advice.
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* InsistentTerminology: When Grabaston sneers, "Nice suit" at Dr. Mallory's fashion, Mallory smoothly replies, "It's not a suit. It's an ensemble."
* SharpDressedMan: Dr. Mallory always dresses in tweedy but fashionable suits and ensembles. The military types at the base try to insult his aesthetic as being wimpy, but it rolls right off his back. He notes to Naird that while he dresses as he wishes to express his personality, Naird has dressed in the same polyester blend trousers for thirty years so that he can fit in. If anything, it's ''Mallory's'' fashion that shows more personal strength. Naird later asks Mallory for fashion advice.
* SignificantMonogram: Anabela Ysidro-Campos' initials are AYC, which can also stand for "Angry Young Congresswoman"; both a description of her character and what she is referred to by more than her actual name.
* SituationalSexuality: Unclear if this is the case for [[spoiler: Maggie]], or if [[spoiler: she]] is actually bi.
* SignificantMonogram: Anabela Ysidro-Campos' initials are AYC, which can also stand for "Angry Young Congresswoman"; both a description of her character and what she is referred to by more than her actual name.
* SituationalSexuality: Unclear if this is the case for [[spoiler: Maggie]], or if [[spoiler: she]] is actually bi.
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* SituationalSexuality: Unclear if this is the case for [[spoiler: Maggie]], or if [[spoiler: she]] is actually bi.
* SituationalSexuality: Unclear if this is the case for [[spoiler: Maggie]], or if [[spoiler: she]] is actually bi.
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* ArtisticLicenseMilitary: Naird's personal secretary is a 1-Star General and the second-in-command of Space Force. In reality, the aide-de-camp of someone of Naird's rank would be a Lieutenant Colonel. This seems to be a sneaky reference to a RunningGag in ''Series/TheOffice'', starring Steve Carell, in which the assistant ''to'' the Regional Manager keeps trying to pass himself off as the Assistant Regional Manager.
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* ArtisticLicenseMilitary: Naird's personal secretary is a 1-Star Brigadier General and the second-in-command of Space Force. In reality, the aide-de-camp of someone of Naird's rank would be a Lieutenant Colonel. This seems to be a sneaky reference to a RunningGag in ''Series/TheOffice'', starring Steve Carell, in which the assistant ''to'' the Regional Manager keeps trying to pass himself off as the Assistant Regional Manager.
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* ArtisticLicenseMilitary: Naird's personal secretary is a 1-Star General and the second-in-command of Space Force. In reality, the aide-de-camp of someone of Naird's rank would be a Lieutenant Colonel. This seems to be a sneaky reference to a RunningGag in ''Series/TheOffice'', starring Steve Carell, in which the assistant ''to'' the Regional Manager keeps trying to pass himself off as the Assistant Regional Manager.
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* AsianRudeness: Naird and Mallory very diplomatically try to appeal to the Chinese astronauts about claiming the entire Sea of Tranquility. The main Chinese scientist curtly responds with little more than "Stay away, thank you," and hangs up.
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* DrowningMySorrows: When all seems lost after a disastrous phone call with the Chinese, Mr Mallory sits at his desk drinking whiskey and rambling insults he wishes he had said to their main scientist.
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** Edison Jaymes, the blond wunderkind inventor whose products turn out to be bunk, is clearly inspired by Elizabeth Holmes, the blond wunderkind inventor who earned infamy for pushing a blood testing machine that didn't work.
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* EnhanceButton: The show teases a subversion and then plays it straight for comedy. When looking at the grainy image of a rocket, Naird asks if they can enhance that image. Dr Mallory starts to explain that they can't ''add'' information to an image. Then Chan offers to "sharpen up" the image a little, and suddenly it's in perfect resolution.
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* Rousing Speech: Naird has a propensity for making them. One of the main [[RunningGag running gags]] is them constantly getting derailed by other characters (mainly Dr. Mallory) providing information that makes the "[[GoYeHeroesGoAndDie rousing]]" part WorseInContext.
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* WildTeenParty: Averted, but for for lack of trying. When Mark is away from home for several days because he's helping with Dr. Mallory's Moon habitat experiment, Erin posts an invitation on social media for everybody at school to party at her home (immediately after reading Mark's note). Nobody ever arrives and Erin has to spend the rest of the week alone and eating the 20 pizzas she purchased for the party.
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* WildTeenParty: Averted, but for not for lack of trying. When Mark is away from home for several days because he's helping with Dr. Mallory's Moon habitat experiment, Erin posts an invitation on social media for everybody at school to party at her home (immediately after reading Mark's note). Nobody ever arrives and Erin has to spend the rest of the week alone and eating the 20 pizzas she purchased for the party.
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* WildTeenParty: Averted, but for for lack of trying. When Mark is away from home for several days because he's helping with Dr. Mallory's Moon habitat experiment, Erin posts an invitation on social media for everybody at school to party at her home (immediately after reading Mark's note). Nobody ever arrives and Erin has to spend the rest of the week alone and eating the 20 pizzas she purchased for the party.
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* BookEnds: Harry Nilson's "Spaceman" plays over the pilot episode's opening credits as we see Mark Naird proudly driving to Space Force's secret (well, "secret") headquarters, and it plays in the last scene of the first season [[spoiler:as Mark flies away with his family after both he and his wife Maggie escaped their respective confinements to go look for their daughter Erin, with the chances that they are now fugitives from the law dangling over their heads.]]
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* GeneralRipper: All generals in charge of the armed forces other than Mark Naird and [[ButtMonkey the one in charge of the Coast Guard]], with Grabaston being the most prominent because he's in charge of the Air Force and wants to absorb Space Force into his group, and acts like an old-school JerkJock at all times.
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* PapaWolf: [[spoiler:The final episode of the first season has Naird escaping custody after being arrested for mutiny in order to go look for Erin, who tried to run away from home and ended up among a bunch of very shady stoners in the middle of the desert. Combined with MamaBear when we see that Maggie Naird broke out of prison to go look for Erin.]]
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** Mark's own backstory is clearly inspired by the US Air Force fighter pilot Scott O'Grady, who was shot down over Bosnia and spent a week pursued by enemy troops out in the wilderness.
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** While likely not based on a specific individual, Fuck Tony's nickname seems to be a ShoutOut to the popular Instagram influencer account @fuckjerry, which has done social media work for political figures in the past.
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* DependingOnTheWriter: Ali. She swings like a pendulum between what her backstory strongly implies and what her current situation demands for comedy. She's got a degree in mathematics, but inexplicably isn't capable of undestanding the fundamentals behind botany so she needs Chan. She's a US military officer, but (also inecplicably) can't hit anything with a BB gun unlike the Staff Sergeant.
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* {{Blackface}}: When Fuck Tony asks the astronauts if they have any skeletons in their closet, one woman says that she dressed as "a photo negative" one year for Halloween. Fuck Tony replies, "So... blackface."
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'''Chan''': I can't wait to get rid of you.\\
'''Ali''': Really? Is that why we've taken, like, 20 right turns in a row?
'''Chan''': I can't wait to get rid of you.\\
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'''Chan''': [[spoiler:'''Chan''']]: I can't wait to get rid of you.\\
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**Anabela Ysidro-Campos is a clear parody of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in name, appearance andmannerisms.mannerisms.
**Pitosi is also this for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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* DependingOnTheWriter: Ali. She swings like a pendulum between what her backstory strongly implies and what her current situation demands for comedy. She's got a degree in mathematics, but inexplicably isn't capable of undestanding the fundamentals behind botany so she needs Chan. She's a US military officer, but (also inecplicably) can't hit anything with a BB gun unlike the Staff Sergeant.
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* BeleagueredBureaucrat: Pretty much everyone involved with trying to reign in Naird's ego or the other branches of the military.
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->''"It was a very successful mission ordered by POTUS himself which proved assault rifles will work in the vacuum of space."''
-->-- '''General Naird'''
Space Force is a workplace comedy series from Greg Daniels (''Series/TheOfficeUS'') that centers on a group of people tasked with establishing the sixth branch of the United States Armed Forces, the United States Space Force. Mark Naird (Creator/SteveCarell) is the [[BunnyEarsLawyer eccentric general]] in charge of the effort and the series follows his collaboration to get "boots on the moon" per the orders of the [[Creator/DonaldTrump President]], frequently [[ScientistVsSoldier clashing]] with the scientific curiosity and pacifism of [[TheProfessor his head scientist]] Adrian Mallory (Creator/JohnMalkovich). Along for the ride are [[DeadpanSnarker snarky scientist]] Chan Kaifang (Creator/JimmyOYang), [[TheFriendNobodyLikes social media director]] Tony "Fuck Tony" Scarapiducci (Creator/BenSchwartz), [[ActionGirl pilot]] Angela Ali (Creator/TawnyNewsome) and [[BrattyTeenageDaughter Mark's daughter]], Erin (Creator/DianaSilvers).
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* AcePilot: The first indication of how competent Naird can actually be is his expertise with helicopters.
* {{Adorkable}}: Chan and Ali, even moreso when they're put in a scene together. They dance to kpop, argue about holding hands and discuss [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist Fullmetal Alchemist]].
---> '''Ali''': You have kidnapped a woman so you can yell at her about cartoons. How dare you?
* ArcWords: "Boots on the Moon", which was the President's tweet and is stated several times in the first episode by Naird to motive the Space Force.
* BadLiar: Naird, oh, Naird.
---> '''Naird''': I don't want to carpool.
---> '''Chan''': Why not?
---> '''Naird''': I... find... your presence. Grating.
* BeleagueredBureaucrat: Pretty much everyone involved with trying to reign in Naird's ego or the other branches of the military.
* BetaCouple: [[spoiler:Chan and Ali]] seem set to become this, in contrast to Mark and his wife's marital strife.
* BloodKnight: [[AwesomeMcCoolname Kick Grabaston]] gives off these vibes.
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Erin can come across as this on several occasions, considering he is literally setting up a new branch of the military.
---> '''Erin''': I got forty seconds with my father. You really think that number's gonna go up when you start fucking around?
* ButtMonkey: The Coast Guard. None of the other armed forces commanders have any respect for the Coast Guard, and the show never misses an opportunity to make a joke at their expense.
* {{Cliffhanger}}: At the end of season one, [[spoiler:Space Force has been forcibly taken over by Gen. Grabaston, both the American and Chinese moon habitats have been demolished, leaving the astronauts stranded, and Mark and his wife have both escaped from the authorities after getting their daughter out of a dangerous situation.]]
* ConflictingLoyalty:
** Naird's genuine dedication to the United States versus his reservations with the Space Force and the current administration as a whole.
** Mallory and his subordinates' genuine dedication to exploring space versus their disgust with the pointless and destructive space warfare that the government has assigned them to research.
* CourtMartialed: [[spoiler: What awaits Naird if he returns to Space Force after the first season finale.]]
* DatingWhatDaddyHates: Erin with [[HoneyTrap Yuri]], a.k.a. Bobby.
* DeadpanSnarker: Everyone takes their turn, but especially the scientists, [[ServileSnarker Chan]] and [[GentlemanSnarker Mallory]].
* DudeWheresMyRespect: Dr Mallory is perpetually frustrated by how little Naird or indeed most of the military chain of command heeds his common sense or scientific advice.
* AFatherToHisMen: Naird shows glimmers of this, particularly when he sends Ali a gift to apologise for snapping at her during work hours, and truly grows into his role over season one.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Everyone hates [[PrecisionFStrike Fuck Tony]] but they tolerate him for the most part - when Naird isn't throwing him into a cell to ensure he can't Tweet unfavourable things about the Space Force Launch.
* FunWithAcronyms: BWAM: [[spoiler: Black Women, Asian Men]].
* TheGhost: The President, usually referred to solely as POTUS (but implied to be UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump) is frequently implied to approve projects that make little sense.
* GrandTheftPrototype: Performed by India against Space Force. [[spoiler:Or was it?]]
* HeWhoMustNotBeNamed: The President is never referred to by name, but is implied to be UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump.
* IndecisiveParody: The initial portrayal of Space Force, both in advertising and the first episode is as a giant, useless taxpayer boondoggle, with its members save [[OnlySaneMan Dr. Mallory]] all in over their heads. However, the group is frequently shown to succeed in its missions, and the actual mission of space exploration and scientific advancement is never mocked.
* JerkassToOne: Naird’s assistant Brad, for all his faults, is a pretty NiceGuy! That is except when it comes to Fuck Tony.
* LongingLook: [[spoiler: Chan]] gives a few to Ali during the launch and landing.
* MedalsForEveryone: Subverted. Spacechimp Marcus doesn't get a medal because he [[spoiler:ate his crewmate]].
---> '''Naird''': I just said he represented the best of us! Brad! No medal for that asshole!
* ModernMajorGeneral: Naird with Space Force in particular. He's an excellent pilot, but clearly out of his depth with the science required for the work at hand.
---> '''Naird''': Keep in mind that we don't have any protractors in space... are you familiar with the sonic boom?
* TheMutiny: [[spoiler: Attempted by Naird against the [=SecDef's=] orders for an attack against the Chinese base, at least until [[WhoNamesTheirKidDude Kick Grabaston]] arrives to put things back in motion]].
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Anabela Ysidro-Campos is a clear parody of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in name, appearance and mannerisms.
* NoodleIncident: We never find out exactly how Mark's wife ended up in prison.
* NotMeThisTime: When Space Force suspects a spy within its ranks after India allegedly steals the ''Pegasus'' design, Russian observer Yuri is quick to point out that if he was the spy, it wouldn’t be to benefit India.
* OnlySaneMan: The position is held most firmly by Ali, but Chan and Mallory also have shades of it.
* RaceFetish: Chan mentions his preference for [[spoiler:black women]], or at least, their supposed compatibility with Asian men, a full episode before [[spoiler:Ali asks him to tutor her]].
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: [[spoiler:When the lunar landing mission is accelerated, Space Force finds themselves needing to send a group which is woefully under-qualified to go into space, with the logic it will be easier to get the vocational experts they need and let the qualified astronauts lead them along, rather than train astronauts in the necessary vocations. And their failure to actually vet the specialists leads to Space Force allowing a convicted arsonist onto the lunar mission]].
* ReassignedToAntarctica: Naird threatens a few spacemen with this throughout the first season.
* RedOniBlueOni: Fiery and straightforward military man Naird versus cool-headed and snarky man of science Mallory.
* SlapSlapKiss: [[spoiler: Chan and Ali]] have a very gentle example of this, owing to their shared [[DeadpanSnarker snarky sense of humour]]:
---> '''Ali''': Do not mansplain anime to me, you rude rude bitch!
---> '''Chan''': I can't wait to get rid of you.
---> '''Ali''': Really? Is that why we've taken, like, 20 right turns in a row?
* SignificantMonogram: Anabela Ysidro-Campos' initials are AYC, which can also stand for "Angry Young Congresswoman"; both a description of her character and what she is referred to by more than her actual name.
* SituationalSexuality: Unclear if this is the case for [[spoiler: Maggie]], or if [[spoiler: she]] is actually bi.
* StraightGay: [[spoiler:Dr Mallory]]'s sexuality is revealed quite non-chalantly in the fifth episode, albeit in embarrassing circumstances.
* ThatsAnOrder: [[PlayedForLaughs Played For Laughs]] during the launch:
---> '''Ali''': You are ordered to be quiet.
---> '''Naird''': Ordered to be quiet!
* WarIsHell: What Mallory frequently preaches to Naird.
* WhenYouComingHomeDad: Poor Erin has a major case of this. Thankfully seems to be in remission when [[spoiler: her father breaks out of army custody to come help her]] and [[spoiler: her mother breaks out of prison for the same reason]].
* VitriolicBestBuds: Naird and Mallory might argue with each other on every single point of Space Force's mission, but they share a deep respect and appreciation for each other.
* YouAreInCommandNow: [[spoiler: For Chan, after Mallory threatens to self-immolate in protest against the attack on the Chinese base]].
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-->-- '''General Naird'''
Space Force is a workplace comedy series from Greg Daniels (''Series/TheOfficeUS'') that centers on a group of people tasked with establishing the sixth branch of the United States Armed Forces, the United States Space Force. Mark Naird (Creator/SteveCarell) is the [[BunnyEarsLawyer eccentric general]] in charge of the effort and the series follows his collaboration to get "boots on the moon" per the orders of the [[Creator/DonaldTrump President]], frequently [[ScientistVsSoldier clashing]] with the scientific curiosity and pacifism of [[TheProfessor his head scientist]] Adrian Mallory (Creator/JohnMalkovich). Along for the ride are [[DeadpanSnarker snarky scientist]] Chan Kaifang (Creator/JimmyOYang), [[TheFriendNobodyLikes social media director]] Tony "Fuck Tony" Scarapiducci (Creator/BenSchwartz), [[ActionGirl pilot]] Angela Ali (Creator/TawnyNewsome) and [[BrattyTeenageDaughter Mark's daughter]], Erin (Creator/DianaSilvers).
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!This series provides examples of:
* AcePilot: The first indication of how competent Naird can actually be is his expertise with helicopters.
* {{Adorkable}}: Chan and Ali, even moreso when they're put in a scene together. They dance to kpop, argue about holding hands and discuss [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist Fullmetal Alchemist]].
---> '''Ali''': You have kidnapped a woman so you can yell at her about cartoons. How dare you?
* ArcWords: "Boots on the Moon", which was the President's tweet and is stated several times in the first episode by Naird to motive the Space Force.
* BadLiar: Naird, oh, Naird.
---> '''Naird''': I don't want to carpool.
---> '''Chan''': Why not?
---> '''Naird''': I... find... your presence. Grating.
* BeleagueredBureaucrat: Pretty much everyone involved with trying to reign in Naird's ego or the other branches of the military.
* BetaCouple: [[spoiler:Chan and Ali]] seem set to become this, in contrast to Mark and his wife's marital strife.
* BloodKnight: [[AwesomeMcCoolname Kick Grabaston]] gives off these vibes.
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Erin can come across as this on several occasions, considering he is literally setting up a new branch of the military.
---> '''Erin''': I got forty seconds with my father. You really think that number's gonna go up when you start fucking around?
* ButtMonkey: The Coast Guard. None of the other armed forces commanders have any respect for the Coast Guard, and the show never misses an opportunity to make a joke at their expense.
* {{Cliffhanger}}: At the end of season one, [[spoiler:Space Force has been forcibly taken over by Gen. Grabaston, both the American and Chinese moon habitats have been demolished, leaving the astronauts stranded, and Mark and his wife have both escaped from the authorities after getting their daughter out of a dangerous situation.]]
* ConflictingLoyalty:
** Naird's genuine dedication to the United States versus his reservations with the Space Force and the current administration as a whole.
** Mallory and his subordinates' genuine dedication to exploring space versus their disgust with the pointless and destructive space warfare that the government has assigned them to research.
* CourtMartialed: [[spoiler: What awaits Naird if he returns to Space Force after the first season finale.]]
* DatingWhatDaddyHates: Erin with [[HoneyTrap Yuri]], a.k.a. Bobby.
* DeadpanSnarker: Everyone takes their turn, but especially the scientists, [[ServileSnarker Chan]] and [[GentlemanSnarker Mallory]].
* DudeWheresMyRespect: Dr Mallory is perpetually frustrated by how little Naird or indeed most of the military chain of command heeds his common sense or scientific advice.
* AFatherToHisMen: Naird shows glimmers of this, particularly when he sends Ali a gift to apologise for snapping at her during work hours, and truly grows into his role over season one.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Everyone hates [[PrecisionFStrike Fuck Tony]] but they tolerate him for the most part - when Naird isn't throwing him into a cell to ensure he can't Tweet unfavourable things about the Space Force Launch.
* FunWithAcronyms: BWAM: [[spoiler: Black Women, Asian Men]].
* TheGhost: The President, usually referred to solely as POTUS (but implied to be UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump) is frequently implied to approve projects that make little sense.
* GrandTheftPrototype: Performed by India against Space Force. [[spoiler:Or was it?]]
* HeWhoMustNotBeNamed: The President is never referred to by name, but is implied to be UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump.
* IndecisiveParody: The initial portrayal of Space Force, both in advertising and the first episode is as a giant, useless taxpayer boondoggle, with its members save [[OnlySaneMan Dr. Mallory]] all in over their heads. However, the group is frequently shown to succeed in its missions, and the actual mission of space exploration and scientific advancement is never mocked.
* JerkassToOne: Naird’s assistant Brad, for all his faults, is a pretty NiceGuy! That is except when it comes to Fuck Tony.
* LongingLook: [[spoiler: Chan]] gives a few to Ali during the launch and landing.
* MedalsForEveryone: Subverted. Spacechimp Marcus doesn't get a medal because he [[spoiler:ate his crewmate]].
---> '''Naird''': I just said he represented the best of us! Brad! No medal for that asshole!
* ModernMajorGeneral: Naird with Space Force in particular. He's an excellent pilot, but clearly out of his depth with the science required for the work at hand.
---> '''Naird''': Keep in mind that we don't have any protractors in space... are you familiar with the sonic boom?
* TheMutiny: [[spoiler: Attempted by Naird against the [=SecDef's=] orders for an attack against the Chinese base, at least until [[WhoNamesTheirKidDude Kick Grabaston]] arrives to put things back in motion]].
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Anabela Ysidro-Campos is a clear parody of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in name, appearance and mannerisms.
* NoodleIncident: We never find out exactly how Mark's wife ended up in prison.
* NotMeThisTime: When Space Force suspects a spy within its ranks after India allegedly steals the ''Pegasus'' design, Russian observer Yuri is quick to point out that if he was the spy, it wouldn’t be to benefit India.
* OnlySaneMan: The position is held most firmly by Ali, but Chan and Mallory also have shades of it.
* RaceFetish: Chan mentions his preference for [[spoiler:black women]], or at least, their supposed compatibility with Asian men, a full episode before [[spoiler:Ali asks him to tutor her]].
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: [[spoiler:When the lunar landing mission is accelerated, Space Force finds themselves needing to send a group which is woefully under-qualified to go into space, with the logic it will be easier to get the vocational experts they need and let the qualified astronauts lead them along, rather than train astronauts in the necessary vocations. And their failure to actually vet the specialists leads to Space Force allowing a convicted arsonist onto the lunar mission]].
* ReassignedToAntarctica: Naird threatens a few spacemen with this throughout the first season.
* RedOniBlueOni: Fiery and straightforward military man Naird versus cool-headed and snarky man of science Mallory.
* SlapSlapKiss: [[spoiler: Chan and Ali]] have a very gentle example of this, owing to their shared [[DeadpanSnarker snarky sense of humour]]:
---> '''Ali''': Do not mansplain anime to me, you rude rude bitch!
---> '''Chan''': I can't wait to get rid of you.
---> '''Ali''': Really? Is that why we've taken, like, 20 right turns in a row?
* SignificantMonogram: Anabela Ysidro-Campos' initials are AYC, which can also stand for "Angry Young Congresswoman"; both a description of her character and what she is referred to by more than her actual name.
* SituationalSexuality: Unclear if this is the case for [[spoiler: Maggie]], or if [[spoiler: she]] is actually bi.
* StraightGay: [[spoiler:Dr Mallory]]'s sexuality is revealed quite non-chalantly in the fifth episode, albeit in embarrassing circumstances.
* ThatsAnOrder: [[PlayedForLaughs Played For Laughs]] during the launch:
---> '''Ali''': You are ordered to be quiet.
---> '''Naird''': Ordered to be quiet!
* WarIsHell: What Mallory frequently preaches to Naird.
* WhenYouComingHomeDad: Poor Erin has a major case of this. Thankfully seems to be in remission when [[spoiler: her father breaks out of army custody to come help her]] and [[spoiler: her mother breaks out of prison for the same reason]].
* VitriolicBestBuds: Naird and Mallory might argue with each other on every single point of Space Force's mission, but they share a deep respect and appreciation for each other.
* YouAreInCommandNow: [[spoiler: For Chan, after Mallory threatens to self-immolate in protest against the attack on the Chinese base]].
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