The Air Force confirmed this week that Congress has released some of the funds fenced off from its Weather Satellite Follow-on program after the service wrote a letter noting concerns that without funding, a contract for a key, enabling demonstration mission could be held at risk. Congress placed limits on the Air Force's use of funds for WSF in its fiscal year 2015 and FY-16 defense policy legislation, requiring detailed reports on the service's plans to develop a new space...
