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Illustration of a spacewalking astronaut covered in orange and green spores representing the trillions of microorganisms humans take with them wherever they go.

Mars exploration and the debate about planetary protection

Could planetary protection considerations hinder our plans to send humans to Mars?

by Chris Carberry and Rick Zucker March 20, 2023March 20, 2023

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FCC unveils proposed satellite direct-to-device regulatory framework

by Jason Rainbow March 17, 2023March 17, 2023

U.S. Space Force chief of space operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman testified March 14, 2023, in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces subcommittee. Credit: SASC livestream

Space Force: We expect to see ‘interfering, blinding’ of satellites during conflict

by Sandra Erwin March 15, 2023March 15, 2023

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Why the Office of Space Commerce should supervise novel commercial space activities

by Karina Drees March 14, 2023March 14, 2023

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III provides remarks during a virtual meeting with the leadership of 26 different military and veteran service organizations the Pentagon, May 5, 2021 (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

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‘Space resilience’ highlighted in Biden’s proposed defense budget

by Sandra Erwin March 9, 2023March 9, 2023

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House subcommittee advances five satellite-related bills

by Jason Rainbow March 9, 2023March 9, 2023

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White House proposes $27.2 billion for NASA in 2024

by Jeff Foust March 9, 2023March 9, 2023

China sets a new national orbital launch record with launch of a Kuaizhou-1A rocket carrying the Jilin-1 Gaofen-02F satellite, Oct. 27, 2021.

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U.S. intelligence report: China’s commercial space sector to become global competitor by 2030

by Sandra Erwin March 8, 2023March 9, 2023

Lt. Gen. John Shaw, U.S. Space Command deputy commander (right) met with French Air and Space Force Gen. Phillipe Lavigne, NATO Supreme Allied Commander, Transformation, at U.S. Space Command headquarters, Feb. 3, 2023. Credit: U.S. Space Command

DoD releases updated guidance on ‘responsible behaviors in space’

by Sandra Erwin March 3, 2023March 3, 2023

Defense Information Systems Agency command center at Fort Meade, Md. Credit: DoD

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White House cybersecurity strategy warns of ‘complex threat environment’

by Sandra Erwin March 2, 2023March 2, 2023