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DoD Gives Preview of New Obama Space Policy

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Monday, April 26th, 2010

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By Marina Malenic The Obama administration's new space policy will emphasize cooperation with other space-faring nations as well as the creation of good "rules of the road" as technology evolves and international participation in space activities increases, a top Pentagon official said recently. "We need to share rules of the road in space to provide predictability," said Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn, according to a copy of his prepared remarks to Air Force and industry officials. He was speaking at…

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