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Future of Space Development Agency Could Be in Jeopardy as Budget Talks Continue

By Vivienne Machi

Wednesday, December 4th, 2019

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Future of Space Development Agency Could Be in Jeopardy as Budget Talks Continue

The Space Development Agency's notional space layer architecture as outlined by new director Fred Kennedy April 9, 2019. Image: Vivienne Machi/Staff

Continuing resolutions and budget uncertainty are a perennial concern to the U.S. military, but the nascent Space Development Agency’s (SDA) future appears particularly tied to how quickly lawmakers can authorize and appropriate fiscal year 2020 defense funding. The Defense Department must continue to wait for budget approval to fund the SDA, an agency that was stood up this year by Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Mike Griffin and intended to help quickly develop and field new space capabilities…

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