The Senate Armed Services Committee approved an amendment to its version of the fiscal year 2024 defense authorization bill to establish Lane 2A, an additional lane two years into Phase III of the National Security Space Launch acquisition program. The adopted amendment is to enable greater competition within the field and was introduced by strategic forces subcommittee Chairman Angus King (I-ME) and Ranking Member Deb Fischer (R-NE). The committee voted 24-1 yesterday to advance the bill to the Senate floor...
