International Affairs
Biweekly Washington D.C. Updates for the Week Ending on October 18, 2024
This Week in Washington The Dominican Republic and Estonia have officially joined the Artemis Accords as the 44th and 45th signatories. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson is participating in an official visit to Romania and Bulgaria to meet with key government and space officials. SpaceX completed the fifth test flight of its Starship rocket, successfully “catching”…
Biweekly Washington D.C. Updates for the Week Ending on August 23, 2024
This Week in Washington NASA announced a media event on August 24 with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson to discuss the Boeing Crew Test Flight. John Hill assumed the role of Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy. The FAA postponed public hearings on the environmental review for increased SpaceX Starship launches from Texas. United States Space Policy Updates…
Biweekly Washington D.C. Updates for the Week Ending on June 28, 2024
This Week in Washington The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies approved the FY25 CJS Appropriations Act during a markup, allocating nearly $25.18 billion to NASA. Astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the ISS took shelter on Wednesday in response to a threat posed by debris from the breakup of a decommissioned Russian…
Biweekly Washington D.C. Updates for the Week Ending on April 20, 2024
This Week in Washington Switzerland, Sweden, and Slovenia joined the Artemis Accords this week. The U.S. Space Force released its Commercial Space Strategy. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies. United States Space Policy Updates Vice President Kamala Harris has called for action from both the private…
Biweekly Washington D.C. Updates for the Week Ending on March 22, 2024
This Week in Washington SpaceX’s Starship conducted its third flight test, successfully lifting off from Starbase. The Biden-Harris Administration released its Fiscal Year 2025 Presidential Budget Request. The House Science Committee approved eight bipartisan bills during a full Committee markup. Congress unveiled the remaining six FY 2024 appropriation bills in a second “minibus,” which includes…
Biweekly Washington D.C. Updates for the Week Ending on March 8, 2024
This Week in Washington The Senate Armed Service Committee held a hearing with the U.S. Strategic Command and the U.S. Space Command. Read Space Foundation’s summary of the hearing here. Congress has passed a six-bill appropriations package, allocating $24.875 billion to NASA for FY2024. Reps. Judy Chu (D-CA) and Don Bacon (R-NE) announced the relaunch of…
Biweekly Washington D.C. Updates for the Week Ending on February 23, 2024
This Week in Washington Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 lunar lander has become the first American spacecraft to successfully land on the moon in over 50 years. Uruguay has become the 36th signatory to the Artemis Accords. The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a hearing on current and future LEO activities.…
Biweekly Washington Updates for the Week Ending on February 9, 2024
This Week in Washington Greece is set to become the 35th nation to sign the Artemis Accords. Next week, the House Science Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics will hold a hearing on the “ISS and Beyond: The Present and Future of American Low-Earth Orbit Activities.” The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee approved a bipartisan…
Biweekly Washington D.C. Updates for the Week Ending on January 26, 2024
This Week in Washington Belgium joined the Artemis Accords as the 34th signatory. The House Science Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a hearing on the Artemis program. Read Space Foundation’s summary of the hearing here. NASA held its annual Day of Remembrance to commemorate the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia. United…
Biweekly Washington D.C. Updates for the Week Ending on January 12, 2024
This Week in Washington NASA announced that the Artemis II and Artemis III missions have been delayed to September 2025 and September 2026, respectively. The House Science, Space and Technology (HSST) Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics has scheduled a hearing to discuss the Artemis Program next week. NASA and the UAE jointly announced that the UAE…