For investors looking for a return in the space industry, picking winners among startups, always a challenge, has become more complicated as the White House and Congress re-evaluate the federal government’s role in space.

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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…
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