Posts Tagged ‘Space Policy’
Midterm Shakeup Casts Doubt on Future Military Space Spending
With Democratic majorities in the U.S. House and Senate certain after the Nov. 3 midterms, a new set of legislative leaders who take office in January will decide the future of federal space spending, national security priorities and the pace of civil and military space programs. How Democrats will wield power and whether Republicans can…
Read MoreFiscal Cliff Looms for Federal Space Spending Amid Budget Delay
Congressional gridlock ahead of the midterm election paused plans to nearly double national security space spending to as much as $126 billion. Now Pentagon programs remain in limbo as a Dec. 11 federal shutdown looms.1 The cloudy horizon comes after a sunny year for military and intelligence satellite programs. The House and Senate made steady…
Read MoreColorado Springs, Huntsville Leaders Unite Behind Space Command Move
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (Oct. 5, 2026) – Mayors and economic development leaders from Huntsville, Ala., and Colorado Springs, Colo., offered public assurances in a joint press conference Monday that the two communities are working together for a smooth transition as U.S. Space Command headquarters moves from Colorado to Alabama. The mission of ensuring national security and…
Read MoreSpace Foundation Hosts Arctic Security Forum
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Dozens of embassy officials, industry experts and political advisers joined Space Foundation and leaders from the Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs (SAF/IA) office Tuesday to enhance international space cooperation among Arctic countries. Deanna Ryals, assistant deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs for Space, moderated discussion for the…
Read MoreTop Canadian General Praises Partnership with United States during 9/11 Event
On the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Canada sent its top general to Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station in Colorado Springs to celebrate the bi-national partnership that has kept the continent safe for a quarter century after the notorious terrorist strikes. Canadian Forces Gen. Jennie Carignan joined U.S. military leaders near a monument to…
Read MoreNavigating the Legal Challenges and Opportunities of Space Data Businesses
Data obtained or derived from space assets has enabled many current products and services, from GPS-driven apps dependent on precise geolocation to supply-chain inventory management systems driven by space-borne imagery. Businesses must access and analyze an exponentially-higher data volume from today, with data frequently obtained from low-Earth orbit small satellite constellations. Managing the resulting “big…
Read MoreIntellectual Property Rights in the Global Commons of Space
“If you build it, he will come.” Many of us are familiar with this famous line from the movie, “Field of Dreams”, the modern-day utopian fantasy about idealistic dreams and their fulfillment. But we – the tech-focused innovators – do not live in that dream world, but rather in the real world. And in the…
Read MoreSpace Traffic Management Standards, Best Practices, & Guidelines: Gaps, Priorities, and Mechanisms
The United States’ Space Policy Directive – 3, “National Space Traffic Management Policy” identifies the need for more than 20 different space traffic management (STM) related standards, best practices, and guidelines to be developed to address a wide range of STM issues. This paper will assess the completeness of the list of standards, best practices,…
Read MoreNational Security Space governance employing Hybrid Adaptive Networking for ensured Satcom Access in Global Response Operations
Deployed Global response teams have limited access to terrestrial and LOS communication networks, necessitating access to Satcom for timely information and response. Traditionally, National Security Space governance of Satcom supporting these missions has been dispersed among AFSPC, DISA, ARSTRAT, and RSSCs for Space and Networking and Services for terminals and platform integration. Recently, a new…
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