House Appropriators Propose Boost To Space R&D in Fiscal ’26

The U.S. Space Force launched the GPS III-7 satellite into orbit on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket May 30, 2025,  from Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida. Credit: SpaceX

The U.S. Space Force launched the GPS III-7 satellite into orbit on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on May 30, 2025, from Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida.

Credit: SpaceX
The House Appropriations Committee is offering the U.S. Space Force $19.1 billion in fiscal 2026 to support research-and-development programs as part of a proposed defense spending bill unveiled June 9. If approved, the bill would provide more than $3.5 billion above what the White House included...
Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Washington.

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