Fergie's Tech Blog

'March Storm': Space-Based Weapons Makers Lobby for Money

This week is "March Storm," when 50 to 75 lobbyists will spend three days speaking with staffers from more than 250 offices on Capitol Hill. Some of the lobbyists represent the aerospace industry, but most have been hired by smaller space startups and entrepreneurs.

The big talking point? How the private sector can help the U.S. military build space-based weapons a lot faster and with a lot less of taxpayers' money.

posted by Fergie @ 3/01/2006 06:33:00 AM