GAO: Lack of National Space Policy Impacts U.S. Commercial Launch Industry 

[Satellite News 12-04-09] The lack of a comprehensive U.S. national space launch strategy and unified oversight council is obstructing the domestic commercial launch industry’s ability to grow and compete, according to congressional testimony from U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Director...

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