• WASHINGTON - Funding for the U.S. • Space Force this fiscal year approaches $42 billion when mandatory and discretionary dollars are combined, according to a new analysis unveiled Feb. • 24 by the National Security Space Association. • Across the Defense Department, spending on space programs in fiscal 2026 totals about $57.7 billion, the estimate shows, a sharp increase driven by last year’s reconciliation package thatinjected roughly $150 billionin mandatory defense funding outside the regular appropriations process. • The analysis was conducted by Mike Tierney, head of legislative affairs at the National Security Space Association, using funding data compiled by the consulting firm Velos from individual program elements. • Tierney cautioned the figures are not official Pentagon budget totals.

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  • WASHINGTON - Funding for the U.S. Space Force this fiscal year approaches $42 billion when mandatory and discretionary dollars are combined, according to a new analysis unveiled Feb. 24 by the National Security Space Association. Across the Defense Department, spending on space programs in fiscal 2026 totals about $57.7 billion, the estimate shows, a sharp increase driven by last year’s reconciliation package that injected roughly $150 billion in mandatory defense funding outside the regular appropriations process. The analysis was conducted by Mike Tierney, head of legislative affairs at the

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