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Former government officials say a small fraction of U.S. national security space dollars go to commercial purchases. Credit: SpaceNews AI-assisted illustration / Brian Berger

National security space leaders talk the talk on embracing commercial innovation, but are they walking the walk?

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Debra Werner is a correspondent for SpaceNews based in San Francisco. Debra earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s degree in Journalism from Northwestern University. She is a recipient...