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NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, seen here at a press event prior to the Demo-2 launch, has praised the Trump administration for its support of the agency while also emphasizing the importance of bipartisan backing for NASA. Credit: Craig Vander Galien for SpaceNews

WASHINGTON — The successful return of human orbital spaceflight to the United States generated bipartisan praise, but it’s unclear if that support will translate into funding required to enable other NASA human spaceflight ambitions.

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Jeff Foust writes about space policy, commercial space, and related topics for SpaceNews. He earned a Ph.D. in planetary sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree with honors in geophysics and planetary science...