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SAC-D Markup Includes More Space Funding, Counters House-Passed Version

By Vivienne Machi

Wednesday, September 11th, 2019

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SAC-D Markup Includes More Space Funding, Counters House-Passed Version

A ULA Delta IV rocket carrying the GPS III SV-2 mission for the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center lifts off from Space Launch Complex-37 at 9:06 a.m. ET on Aug. 22, 2019. (Photo: ULA)

The long-awaited markup of the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee’s fiscal year 2020 defense spending bill fully funds or provides more money for space-related efforts, countering cuts made in the House-passed version and setting up areas of contention before a conference bill is agreed upon. SAC-D leadership released a summary of its FY ’20 markup Sept. 10 upon the bill’s approval by the subcommittee Tuesday morning. The bill provides $622.5 billion in base Department of Defense funding, along with over $70…

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