Space Force budget inches upward in tight fiscal year

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COLORADO SPRINGS — The U.S. Space Force’s budget continues to inch upward, but the service’s funding growth has been tempered by broader fiscal pressures facing the Pentagon. The military branch focused on defending American interests in space received $29 billion in funding for fiscal year 2024 as part of a broader multi-agency spending package passed by Congress on March 21. While below the $30 billion the Space Force had requested, the approved funding represents an increase from the $26.3 billion enacted for fiscal 2023. The 2024 appropriations legislation was passed six months into the fiscal year, despite pleas from senior...