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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…
Read MoreBiweekly Washington D.C. Updates for the Week Ending on August 9, 2024
This Week in Washington Sens. John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and Mike Crapo (R-ID) introduced S.4952, the Dark and Quiet Skies Act. Canada and the U.S. have concluded negotiations for the Canada-U.S. Technology Safeguards Agreement. NASA is evaluating options to have astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who flew to the ISS aboard the Boeing CST-100 Starliner,…
Read MoreBiweekly Washington D.C. Updates for the Week Ending on July 26, 2024
This Week in Washington The Senate Appropriations Committee held a full committee markup of the FY25 CJS Appropriations Act. Read Space Foundation’s summary of the markup here. The U.S. Space Force announced the appointment of Air Marshal Paul Godfrey to Assistant Chief of Space Operations for Future Concepts and Partnerships.  NASA announced plans to discontinue…
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Biweekly Washington D.C. Updates for the Week Ending on July 12, 2024
This Week in Washington The 2024 NATO Summit was hosted in Washington D.C. from July 9 to 11. The House Appropriations Committee approved the FY25 Commerce, Justice, and Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act in a 31-26 vote. The House Science Space and Technology Committee unanimously approved the NASA Reauthorization Act of 2024 in a…
Read MoreBiweekly 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…
Read MoreBiweekly Washington D.C. Updates for the Week Ending on June 14, 2024
This Week in Washington The House approved its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Armenia became the 43rd Artemis Accords signatory. Boeing’s Starliner has successfully launched and docked with the ISS. SpaceX’s Starship successfully completed its fourth flight test. United States Space Policy Updates The House Science (HSST) Subcommittee on Environment held a hearing on…
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