Defense experts fear Space Force could become a partisan issue

By Courtney Albon / July 31, 2018 at 10:29 AM
President Trump's order for a new Space Force has largely been viewed as a boost of momentum for what has, to date, been a bipartisan congressional effort to reorganize the national security space enterprise. But some defense experts are signaling concern that Trump's endorsement and involvement threaten to politicize the effort. The most recent iteration of the space organizational reform debate originated in the House Armed Services Committee last year and has maintained solid support in the House and little...

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