A House proposal to create a Space Corps in the Air Force moved forward Wednesday despite an effort by some members of the Armed Services Committee to study the issue instead.

Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, dropped his amendment challenging the Space Corps, and it remained a provision in the National Defense Authorization Act during the bill’s markup session.

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