The proposed Air Force space budget advanced about 5 percent to $11.9 billion in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2009, which would be up from $11.3 billion in the current fiscal 2008. That proposal is part of President Bush's overall fiscal 2009 federal government budget plan that he sent to Congress for its review and approval, a matter lawmakers will debate in coming months. Examining the overall Air Force space programs budget shows that many increased, while some decreased,…
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