Cooper talks space policy ahead of retirement

By Michael Marrow / December 27, 2022 at 2:00 PM
As he prepares to retire from Congress, Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN), one of the chief lawmakers responsible for creating the Space Force and chair of the House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee, said space "is in good shape" under new leadership that's set to take charge in the House but larger cultural shifts are still needed. “There is no more careful guardian of space than Mike Rogers [R-AL],” Cooper said of the incoming chair of the House Armed Services Committee...

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