The lack of an appropriations bill has caused the U.S. Space Force to be dependent on the U.S. Air Force for funding, the chief of space operations says.

The Senate has passed the compromise fiscal 2021 defense policy conference report by an 84-13 vote, a veto-proof majority.

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 8:09 p.m. EST on a mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), dubbed NROL-44.