President signs key Space Force policy directive

By Courtney Albon / February 20, 2019 at 3:57 PM
President Trump signed a key space policy directive this week that would direct the creation of a new military service, but falls short of a previous order to establish a new department for space. Senior administration officials told reporters during a Feb. 19 conference call that although the White House may be moving slower in its pursuit of that earlier vision, it has "not abandoned" it. "We've heard the concerns from Congress about not creating a large bureaucratic organization. Our...

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