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Roscosmos to begin creating United State Space Program in 2020 by Staff Writers Vostochny, Russia (Sputnik) Dec 17, 2019
The chief of Russian space corporation Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said on Monday that the creation of Russia's united state space program would begin in 2020. "Next year, we will move on to creating the united state [space] program," Rogozin told reporters at a press conference at the Vostochny spaceport in Russia's Far East. The Roscosmos chief added that the new state program would be designed to unite several federal programs that determine the development of infrastructure, rockets and satellites, but are not linked to each other in terms of funding and timing, which "creates chaos in action." Earlier this fall, Rogozin announced plans for such a program and said that it would be similar to the state weapons program, which has also been approved for a 10-year term, yet not in parallel, but in overlapping periods, so that the transition into the projects is smooth. Source: RIA Novosti
House passes defense bill creating Space Force, paid parental leave Washington UPI) Dec 11, 2019 The House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to pass the annual defense spending bill, authorizing the creation of Space Force and passing a provision that provides all federal workers with 12 weeks paid parental leave. House Democrats pushed for the paid federal leave provision in exchange for the elevation of Air Force Space Command to its own branch of the military. President Donald Trump, who ordered the creation of the Space Force in February, negotiated with Democrats to fund th ... read more
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