Shanahan on the Space Force legislation: “What I feel confident about is that the proposal that we are going to carry forward makes sense.”
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Griffin: Future of new DoD space agency ‘still up in the air’
Griffin said nothing has yet been decided on how the Space Development Agency should be organized.
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Air Force leaders more vocal about their support for Trump’s Space Force proposal
Top leaders of the U.S. Air Force are doing their best to counter the narrative that they oppose President Trump’s plan to establish a Space Force.
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On National Security | Space Force invades the midterms
The Space Force that U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to set up could be a dim prospect if Republicans lose control of either the House or Senate when voters go to the polls Nov. 6 for the midterm elections.
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Pence: Trump determined to get Space Force authorized by Congress next year
The administration believes there is enough bipartisan support for a Space Force that it will be authorized regardless of who wins the majority in November, Vice President Mike Pence said at a Washington Post “Transformers Space” event.
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Space Force policy memo being drafted to establish new military branch
A big unknown is how Congress might react to the administration’s proposal. The legislative branch has the final say on whether plans for a new military service can move forward.
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Space Force to be the topic of next National Space Council meeting
The status of proposals to create a separate branch of the U.S. military devoted to space will be the subject of the next meeting of the National Space Council on Oct. 23.
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Space Enterprise Consortium sees fast growth
Since it was stood up a year ago, the Air Force-led Space Enterprise Consortium has seen rapid growth in industry participation and in funding.
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Air Force awards launch vehicle development contracts to Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman, ULA
The U.S. Air Force announced on Wednesday it is awarding three contracts collectively worth about $2 billion to Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems and United Launch Alliance to develop launch system prototypes.
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Deputy Defense Secretary Shanahan hints at future shifts in space investments
In a keynote speech at AUSA, Shanahan called on the Army to change how it buys technology for its future force, especially in newer areas of warfare like cyber and space.
