Welcome to today's Space Briefing, a biweekly roundup of the latest national security space news. Top Story Lawmakers reject DOD request for early launch of new Space Development Agency Lawmakers have turned down a Pentagon gambit to accelerate the Space Development Agency's launch, citing concern about the sudden resignation last month of the agency's director and shifting plans for the new entity. The move signals Congress' flagging confidence in Under Secretary of Defense Mike Griffin's project to rapidly develop, acquire...
