Acting SDA director: Near-term architecture work continuing as planned under CR

By Courtney Albon / October 16, 2019 at 1:23 PM
The acting director of the Space Development Agency told reporters today his organization is not under immediate pressure due to the lack of a fiscal year 2020 budget, but noted that if the continuing resolution continues into February, early launch plans could face delays. Derek Tournear told reporters following a presentation at the Association of the U.S. Army's annual meeting that he’s "pretty optimistic" Congress will pass a budget soon. That optimism comes after lawmakers denied a request from the...

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