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Spending bill highlights ongoing debate on Commerce Department’s role in space traffic management
Language in a fiscal year 2020 spending bill suggests that Congress is unlikely to act soon on the future of the Office of Space Commerce or the Commerce Department’s proposed role in handing civil space traffic management.
NASA to receive $22.6 billion in fiscal year 2020 spending bill
A final fiscal year 2020 spending bill released by congressional appropriators Dec. 16 would give NASA more than $22.6 billion, but falls short of the agency’s request for lunar lander development.
HASC Chairman: Single-contractor bid for new ICBM is ‘troubling’
Smith said he offered to help Boeing but the company wasn't interested.
Senate defense appropriators support DoD space request, propose ‘tactical responsive launch’ program
The SAC-D fully funded the $1.2 billion request for the National Security Space Launch program.
U.S. Space Command and National Reconnaissance Office will join forces to defend space
The intelligence community and the DoD agreed to align U.S. Space Command and the NRO into a unified defense structure.
House Armed Services Committee denies funding for Space Development Agency
The committee cited concerns about the "turmoil surrounding the Space Development Agency."
Space Force legislative talks at impasse over personnel issues, cost concerns
The House and Senate voted in support of a space service to be nested inside the Air Force, but much still remains unresolved.
Space policy provisions but no Space Force language in HASC subcommittee bill
Several provisions in the markup address space procurement policy and assign specific tasks to the Space Development Agency.
SASC bill directs DoD to make use of commercial spaceports for small satellite launches
The small launch amendments made it into the SASC markup that the committee voted in a closed session May 22 to advance to the Senate floor.
House appropriators deny Space Force funding, call on DoD to study alternatives
The HAC notes that the decision to not back the $72 million request should not be read as a complete rejection of the idea of establishing a Space Force.
House appropriators restrict funds for Space Development Agency
House appropriators would block funding for the Space Development Agency pending a report on SDA's future projects and roles.
House appropriators press for details on Space Force cost and organization
Defense appropriators complained about a lack of information despite efforts by Pentagon officials to brief lawmakers and staffs since the proposal was rolled out in late February.
Congressional panel looks at national security implications of China’s space ambitions
The United States should do more to protect its space systems and build capabilities as a form of deterrence, experts said.
Op-ed | Two changes Congress can make to speed space acquisition
Moore’s Law has come home to roost in the space business. Taking seven to 10 years to develop and deploy operational space systems is no longer efficient nor acceptable.
Space Development Agency draws strong objections from California lawmakers
A letter sent to Shanahan questions DoD's decision to shift missions away from the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center.
House Armed Services Committee challenges Shanahan on DoD space priorities
Shanahan said the top priorities in DoD space reorganization are U.S. Space Command and the Space Development Agency.
