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President Trump's Space Policy Directive-2 directs the executive branch to 'encourage American leadership in space' and 'promote economic growth.'

Our entire way of life is dependent on space. And our, not enemies necessarily, but our competitors know that.

How can you possibly stay on track with that kind of a cut?

The U.S. currently has a competitive space launch industry, yet NASA payloads continue to fly on foreign launch vehicles.