Air Force leaders came under withering attack from the chairman of a House subcommittee Thursday for their public opposition to the creation of a Space Corps as a separate military service.

“I’m outraged,” said Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., as he opened a hearing to mark up proposals from the House Armed Services Committee for the fiscal 2018 National Defense Authorization Act.

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