The 10 latest articles on Space Policy & Law come from 6 sources, published between Oct 26 and Nov 12. Most come from SpaceNews (4) and NASA Watch (2).
People in these stories: Keith Cowing (2), Jeff Foust (2)
Organizations: NASA (6), Congress (4), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2), Space Force (2)
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Robert H. Steinau, nominated to be NASA’s inspector general, told the Senate Commerce Committee on Tuesday he would pursue aggressive oversight and independent reviews of agency programs as NASA works to return to the Moon. Steinau made the pledge in his…
WASHINGTON — Reflect Orbital, a company whose plans to reflect sunlight to specific locations on the ground have attracted both interest and controversy, has raised $73.5 million. To continue reading this article: Register now to read 3 free articles this month. You’ll also…
SES Government Solutions (SES GS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, in partnership with Planet Labs PBC (Planet), has been awarded a Funded Space Act Agreement from NASA’s Communications Services Project (CSP) to support the development and demonstration of near-Earth communication…
CBS News projects that Democrats will hold at least 54 Senate seats, with two races still unresolved, after flipping Kansas, Iowa, Texas, Ohio, Maine, North Carolina and South Carolina. In the House, Democrats passed the 218 seats needed for a majority overnight,…
SpaceNews 🛰️ THURSDAY, 10 A.M. ET: Register to join our Satellite Mission Management at the Edge virtual event WASHINGTON — With Democrats winning control of Congress in the midterm elections, the space community is pondering how the new Congress will take on…
Aviation Week Debrief: How The 2026 Midterms May Stymie Trump’s Aerospace Priorities Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Washington. Debrief: How The 2026 Midterms May Stymie Trump’s Aerospace Priorities is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report,…
SpaceNews 🛰️ THURSDAY, 10 A.M. ET: Register to join our Satellite Mission Management at the Edge virtual event WASHINGTON — The head of the U.S. Space Force expressed confidence that the service will retain bipartisan congressional support following the Democrats’ midterm…
The findings are another clue towards understanding the origins of 3I/ATLAS and the planet-forming conditions around other stars. Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), scientists have found that the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS was built from tiny grains of ice…
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 from the California…
What separates them is chronology. The ocean is a largely completed experiment in what happens when a commons is used without adequate governance. Space is the same experiment in its opening stages. This essay argues that the ethical lessons of…
The laws and politics that govern space, from the space press and policy outlets: launch and satellite licensing, executive orders and Congress's space bills.
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