House authorizers want the National Reconnaissance Office to use the Space Force’s major launch services contracting mechanism “to the extent practicable” according to a draft of fiscal year 2020 defense policy legislation. The House Armed Services Committee’s chairman’s mark, which Inside Defense obtained Wednesday, directs the NRO to use the National Security Space Launch Phase 2 contract for missions whose requirements can be met by the program. “For missions that fall outside of the requirements of phase two of...
