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HASC Chair Seeks Increased Space Launch Competition, Smaller Space Force With NDAA Proposal

HASC Chair Seeks Increased Space Launch Competition, Smaller Space Force With NDAA Proposal
SpaceX launches its Falcon Heavy rocket, and passenger Arabsat-6A, on April 11. (SpaceX0

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) proposal for the next defense authorization bill looks to push the Air Force toward increasing competition for its space launch program, with plans to also debate an amendment at this week’s mark-up on a “less bureaucratic, more cost-effective” version of the administration’s proposed Space Force. Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), the HASC chairman, told reporters Monday at a Defense Writers Group breakfast a Space Force amendment will be brought up during Wednesday’s markup after specific…

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