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Space Force programs get trimmed in Senate appropriations bill (spacenews.com)
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The Senate Appropriations Committee recommended about $1 billion in cuts from the U.S. Space Force’s $30 billion request.

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[–] zhunk@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

There are some immediate smaller problems that could eat some quick money, like funding Mars Sample Return, uncancelling Janus, some one-off funding for an ISS deorbit tug and commercial stations, and probably untold amounts of facility maintenance.

But yeah, an immediate doubling without warning doesn't sound like a recipe for success.