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Netflix trademarked the name "Space Force" during production in early 2019. In December 2019, President Trump renamed the existing "Air Force Space Command" branch to simply "Space Force", and wanted to trademark the name, but found it couldn't because Netflix had done so first.

Steve Carell has said that Fred Willard "was the funniest person that I've ever worked with."

Carell, whose father fought in World War II and continued his service afterward in the Army, said he wants the show to have respect for the military and to find its humor in the competing demands of its protagonist's home life and workplace.

Lisa Kudrow filmed her entire role in just 5 days.

Coincidentally, Fred Willard (Fred Naird) played in the comedy television-movie Space Force (1978).