Joe Biden
U.S. national defense strategy calls for ‘resilient, redundant’ space networks
The unclassified version of the U.S. national defense strategy released by the Defense Department Oct. 27 forecasts a decades-long competition with China and lays out priorities for the military going forward.
On space matters, Biden’s national security strategy adopts a less combative tone
The White House on Oct. 12 released a long-delayed national security strategy that lays out challenges the United States faces in a tripolar world.
Op-Ed | To shore up U.S. space dominance, Biden administration must boost Japan-U.S. alliance
Recent reports that China has tested a space-based, nuclear-capable hypersonic missile underscore the need for the Biden administration to take a number of steps to strengthen a Japan-U.S. alliance.
Op-ed | Commerce Department, NOAA ensuring U.S. remains a world leader in space commerce
Space traffic management stuck in gridlock? The U.S. Commerce Department and NOAA say they will be ready this fall to "lay out procurement strategies, organizational framework, and governance approach for civilian space situational awareness services."
Biden seeks $2 billion funding boost for U.S. Space Force
President Biden’s $715 billion defense budget proposal for 2022 includes $17.4 billion for the U.S. Space Force, about $2.2 billion more than what Congress enacted in 2021.
Foust Forward | Will the National Space Council remain effective in the Biden administration?
When the White House announced in late March that it would retain the National Space Council, there were signs of relief throughout the space community.
Air Force secretary nominee Kendall well versed in the challenges of space acquisitions
President Biden has picked former top Pentagon acquisition official Frank Kendall to be secretary of the Air Force.
NASA and the new urgency of climate change
When Joe Biden was elected president, many expected NASA would shift direction, emphasizing climate change over human spaceflight. Three months into Biden's term, it’s increasingly clear those changes aren’t nearly as radical as some might have thought.
Op-ed | The Senator and the Commander
"The sure hand of an astronaut and the skill of a policy expert will maintain the necessary continuity of purpose for NASA and secure funding to get Americans — including the first women and people of color — to the moon and on to Mars," writes former NASA deputy administrator Dava Newman, endorsing President Biden's nomination of Bill Nelson and Pam Melroy to lead NASA.
Op-ed | Build a Robot Base on Mars
The triumphant landing of the Perseverance rover has inspired all Americans, and indeed much of the world. President Biden should follow it up by launching the program to send humans to Mars.
