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Air Force

Lawmakers Seek To Block Funding For Space Corps, Space-Based Missile Defense

By Marc Selinger

Tuesday, July 25th, 2017

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Lawmakers Seek To Block Funding For Space Corps, Space-Based Missile Defense

As the full House gears up to consider its fiscal year 2018 defense appropriations bill this week, lawmakers have submitted more than 140 amendments for potential consideration, including proposals to block funding for creating a space corps and developing space-based missile defenses.An amendment by Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) would deny money needed to implement a provision in the House-passed FY 2018 defense authorization bill that would set up a space corps in the Air Force Department. While space corps proponents…

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