Washington Updates
United States Space Policy Updates Sarah Brothers has been reinstated as the head of NOAA’s Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs (CRSRA) division within the Office of Space Commerce (OSC). (Breaking Defense, March 5) In his first address to a joint session of Congress of his second term, President Donald Trump has reaffirmed support for sending humans…
Continue ReadingUnited States Space Policy Updates The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee held a hearing to examine spectrum auction delays. (Congress.gov, February 19) The House Science Space and Technology Committee (HSST) Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee has announced a hearing set for February 26, entitled ‘Step by Step: The Artemis Program and NASA’s Path to Human…
Continue ReadingThis Week in Washington The House Science Space and Technology Committee announced the subcommittee chairs and ranking members for the 119th Congress. The House Science Space and Technology Committee held a full committee hearing entitled ‘The State of U.S. Science and Technology: Ensuring U.S. Global Leadership.’ The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs Science…
Continue ReadingThis Week in Washington Janet Petro has been appointed to serve as Acting NASA Administrator Troy Meink has been appointed to serve as Secretary of the Air Force. Finland has become the 53rd Artemis Accords signatory. United States Space Policy Updates The Senate Commerce Committee (SCC) voted unanimously to advance Sean Duffy, President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of…
Continue ReadingThis Week in Washington Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-TN) was named Chair of the HASC Strategic Forces Subcommittee. The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee announced new and returning members for the 119th Congress. Dr. V. Narayanan has been appointed as the Secretary of the Indian Department of Space and the Chairman of the Indian Space…
Continue ReadingThis Week in Washington NASA has revised the launch dates for the Artemis missions, with Artemis II now set for April 2026 and Artemis III scheduled for mid-2027. President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator. President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Brendan Carr as the new chairman of the FCC. United…
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