Fred Kennedy, Director of Space Development Agency, answers questions at the 35th Space Symposium, Monday April 8, 2019. in Colorado Springs, Colorado. (Keith Johnson/SpaceNews)

Congress’ review of the 2020 defense budget is just getting underway and already House appropriators have sent a strong signal to the Pentagon that they are not going to rubber stamp funding requests for the Space Development Agency.

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Sandra Erwin writes about military space programs, policy, technology and the industry that supports this sector. She has covered the military, the Pentagon, Congress and the defense industry for nearly two decades as editor of NDIA’s National Defense...