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Space

Trump Signs Off on Space Force Directive, But Congress Must Still Approve

By Vivienne Machi

Tuesday, February 19th, 2019

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Trump Signs Off on Space Force Directive, But Congress Must Still Approve

Falcon Heavy (SpaceX photo)

President Trump has signed off on a directive that would put the Air Force in charge of the Space Force, pending congressional approval. Trump signed Space Policy Directive-4 (SPD-4) Feb. 19, marking the first official administration notice outlining the president’s coveted Space Force. The scope, however, is currently more limited than the sixth military branch the White House originally described in August 2018, where it would exist co-equally with the Air Force. Trump was flanked by officials including Vice President…

Congress

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