President signs key Space Force policy directive

By Courtney Albon / February 19, 2019 at 4:15 PM
(Editor's Note: This story has been updated to reflect President Trump's signing of Space Policy Directive 4.) President Trump signed a key space policy directive today 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...

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