Ted Cruz actually said...

We then followed up on that effort by once again working in a bipartisan manner, me working closely once again with Senator Nelson.

The International Space Station is the largest and most complex habitable space-based research facility ever constructed by humanity.

Texas Republicans pushed the story even harder. The Governor and Senator Ted Cruz also described the incident as an attack.

much of our warfighting advantage resides in the strength and capability of our space-based satellite assets.