Congress is expected to pass a defense spending bill for the remainder of fiscal year 2014, which means the two chambers will have to come to terms on specific budget numbers for military activities, including space.

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Mike Gruss is the chief content and strategy officer at SpaceNews. From 2013 to 2016 he was a senior reporter at SpaceNews covering military space. Previously, he was editor in chief of Sightline Media Group and worked as a reporter and columnist for...