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This Week in Washington This Week in Washington, President Yoon Suk Yoel reaffirmed South Korea’s intentions to strengthen bilateral cooperation in commercial, civil, and national security space with the United States, the Czech Republic became the 24th country to sign the Artemis Accords, and a coalition of 51 National Guard leaders signed onto a letter…
Continue ReadingThis Week in Washington This Week in Washington, the National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) announced the Artemis II mission crew, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released its national strategy for maintaining U.S. preeminence in low earth orbit (LEO), and Canada committed to extending their participation on the International Space Station…
Continue ReadingThis Week in Washington This Week in Washington, the National Space Council continues its deliberations on agency regulatory and supervisory authority for on-orbit activities, the Federal Communications Commission proposed a regulatory framework to enhance broadband services to remote and underserved areas, and private space firms exposed to the Silicon Valley Bank collapse regained access to…
Continue ReadingThis Week in Washington This Week in Washington, the President’s Budget Request was released, requesting $842 billion for the Department of Defense and $27.2 billion for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology unanimously approved five bills related to satellite service. The National Space Council Users’…
Continue ReadingThis Week in Washington This Week in Washington, a bipartisan group of lawmakers reintroduced the Orbital Sustainability (ORBITS) Act, the National Space Council’s Users Advisory Group convened for the first time under the Biden-Harris Administration, and Roscosmos announced the extension of the Russian section of the International Space Station until 2028. Space Foundation Virtual Programs…
Continue ReadingThis Week in Washington This Week in Washington, the Commercial Remote Sensing Amendment Act passed the House, Roscosmos announced plans to deploy an orbital station by 2027, and the Federal Aviation Administration and the Commercial Spaceflight Federation hosted the 25th Annual Commercial Space Transportation Conference. Space Foundation Virtual Program Space Matters Space Foundation’s third season…
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