House lawmakers propose new Space Corps and U.S. Space Command in FY-18 policy mark

By Courtney Albon / June 20, 2017 at 6:21 PM
The House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee is proposing a significant reorganization of the military space mission in its mark of the fiscal year 2018 defense policy bill, directing the creation of a new U.S. Space Corps as well as a U.S. Space Command by January 2019. Subcommittee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) has been floating the Space Corps concept over the last year as a mechanism to elevate the space mission within the Air Force and streamline decision-making and acquisition...

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