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Space Force Official: DoD Could Assist OneWeb, Other Space Startups Impacted By COVID-19

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Space Force Official: DoD Could Assist OneWeb, Other Space Startups Impacted By COVID-19
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. David Thompson, Vice Commander of Air Force Space Command, engages with industry partners in Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 17, 2018. Thompson addressed a wide array of topics at a breakfast event hosted by the National Defense Industrial Association at the 34h Space Symposium. (U.S. Air Force photo by Dave Grim)

The Defense Department is weighing options to assist vulnerable space startups that have been hit hard by the effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Space Force’s number-two officer said May 12. The nascent military branch remains “greatly concerned” about the economic impact of the coronavirus on commercial and defense-related companies, including firms that have recently filed for bankruptcy such as OneWeb, said Vice Commander Lt. Gen. David “DT” Thompson during a Tuesday webinar hosted by the Mitchell Institute. Space…

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