Policy & Politics
U.S., China set for spring Civil Space Dialogue on exploration, science
U.S. and Chinese officials are working towards meeting for a bilateral Civil Space Dialogue around March in the first such discussion since 2017.
Study raises prospect of space conflict if U.S. and Russia abandon nuclear arms control treaty
A study by the Aerospace Corporation says ending the New START Treaty could destabilize outer space.
NASA’s path to the moon leads through Congress. Good thing NASA’s No. 2 knows his way around Capitol Hill.
NASA Deputy Administrator Jim Morhard sat down with SpaceNews to talk about exploration, NASA’s prospects for getting funding to enable those exploration plans, and his first year on the job at NASA.
IAI to build communications satellite for Israel
Israel Aerospace Industries said Jan. 2 it will develop a national communications satellite for Israel called Dror-1.
Op-Ed | Time to Work on the WRC Process
It is apparent that one area that can be changed is to remove from the WRC process non-mission critical issues, such as the identification of spectrum, especially when there are other global bodies that can achieve similar purposes.
Ex-Im Bank gets seven-year extension
The $1.37 trillion omnibus bill, which funds the U.S. government through Sept. 30, 2020, provides Ex-Im its longest authorization period ever, though still shorter than what some lawmakers had sought.
Trump signs defense bill establishing U.S. Space Force: What comes next
"Today marks a landmark achievement as we officially inaugurate the newest branch or our military, the U.S. Space Force," said Trump.
Spending bill highlights ongoing debate on Commerce Department’s role in space traffic management
Language in a fiscal year 2020 spending bill suggests that Congress is unlikely to act soon on the future of the Office of Space Commerce or the Commerce Department’s proposed role in handing civil space traffic management.
NASA to receive $22.6 billion in fiscal year 2020 spending bill
A final fiscal year 2020 spending bill released by congressional appropriators Dec. 16 would give NASA more than $22.6 billion, but falls short of the agency’s request for lunar lander development.
NASA looks for ways to keep Artemis on track regardless of budget outcome
As the fiscal year 2020 appropriations process approaches its endgame, NASA leadership says it will find ways to keep efforts to return humans to the moon by 2024 on track even if the agency doesn’t get all the funding it’s requested.
House preparing to introduce new NASA authorization bill
A House committee is finalizing its version of a NASA authorization bill that will cover many of the same topics as a Senate bill, but do so in different ways.
Space Force proponents in Congress warn Air Force: ‘We will watch you like a hawk’
Reps. Jim Cooper and Mike Rogers were the original proponents of a space service. It was not Trump's idea.
Barrett: Air Force to ‘move out smartly’ on Space Force
Barrett said the Air Force is reviewing the NDAA conference agreement and discussing next steps
NDAA conference agreement establishes U.S. Space Force, directs major overhaul of space acquisitions
The NDAA also establishes an Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy as the senior civilian in the Office of the Secretary of Defense
Air Force leaders enthused as Space Force legislation heads to House floor
Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett: "It is time for us to move forward with the Space Force.”
Kacific, with SpaceX launch imminent, borrows $160 million for satellite refinancing
Kacific said it recently secured $160 million from the Philippines-based Asian Development Bank and GuarantCo, a European- and Australian-government backed infrastructure investment organization, along with other financiers.
