Senate, House policymakers disagree on way ahead for space launch competition

By Courtney Albon / June 17, 2019 at 2:23 PM
House and Senate lawmakers disagree on how the Air Force should proceed with competition for future national security space launches, as shown by newly released Senate policy language. The Senate Armed Services Committee last week issued the report accompanying its mark of the fiscal year 2020 defense policy bill, which includes language that fully supports the Air Force's launch services acquisition strategy and prohibits any changes to the next phase of competition. "This provision would ensure that the original mission...

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