CSIS: Cost of new military space org could range from $1.5B to $2.7B over five years

By Courtney Albon / November 19, 2018 at 4:43 PM
A top defense budget analyst expects the added cost to create a Space Force or Space Corps could range from $1.5 billion to $2.7 billion over five years, depending on the scope of the new organization. Todd Harrison, a budget analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, briefed reporters Nov. 19 on his study , which considered three scaled options for creating a new military organization dedicated to space. None of the options factor in the cost of...

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