International Affairs
Biweekly Washington D.C. Updates for the Week Ending on November 3, 2023
This Week in Washington This Week in Washington, President Biden and Australian Prime Minister Albanese reaffirmed U.S. and Australian collaboration in commercial space activities, the Netherlands and Iceland joined the Artemis Accords, and Congress passed the ORBITS Act. United States Space Policy Updates The Senate unanimously voted to confirm Michael Whitaker to serve as Administrator…
Biweekly Washington D.C. Updates for the Week Ending on October 20, 2023
This Week in Washington This Week in Washington, NASA successfully launched the Psyche mission destined for the same-name asteroid Psyche, Azerbaijan announced its commitment to join China’s International Lunar Research Station, and the Senate Subcommittee on Space and Science conducted a hearing on commercial operations for human spaceflight. United States Space Policy Updates Space Systems…
Biweekly Washington D.C. Updates for the Week Ending on October 6, 2023
This Week in Washington This Week in Washington, Congress approved a three-month FAA extension, the FCC issued its first space debris enforcement action, and the 74th International Aeronautic Congress took place in Baku, Azerbaijan. United States Space Policy Updates NASA published the second Independent Review Board report for the Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission. While…
Biweekly Washington D.C. Updates for the Week Ending on September 22, 2023
This Week in Washington This Week in Washington, Germany became the 29th signatory to the Artemis Accords, the House reintroduced the Space Safety and Situational Awareness Transition Act, and the FAA proposed potential regulation to limit the growth of orbital debris. United States Space Policy Updates Gen. Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations for the…
Biweekly Washington D.C. Updates for the Week Ending on September 8, 2023
This Week in Washington This Week in Washington, the Senate confirmed Anna Gomez as the fifth FCC commissioner, President Biden nominated Michael G. Whitaker to serve as FAA Administrator, and the FAA closed its investigation of the SpaceX Starship Heavy launch incident. United States Space Policy Updates The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has agreed to…
Biweekly Washington D.C. Updates for the Week Ending on August 25, 2023
This Week in Washington This Week in Washington, India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission successfully landed on the Moon, the FAA put forth a new rule proposal to revise definitions and requirements related to human spaceflight operations, and the House Armed Services Committee intends to convene a hearing to examine the decision on U.S. Space Command headquarters. Space…
Biweekly Washington D.C. Updates for the Week Ending on August 11, 2023
This Week in Washington This Week in Washington, President Biden selected Colorado Springs as the permanent location of U.S. Space Command Headquarters, the FCC introduced new spectrum regulation for commercial space launches, and Russia launched “Luna-25,” its first lunar mission in nearly 50 years. United States Space Policy Updates The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) announced…
Biweekly Washington D.C. Updates for the Week Ending on July 28, 2023
This Week in Washington This Week in Washington, the Senate passed its version of the NDAA, Argentina became the 28th country to sign the Artemis Accords, and the Senate Commerce Committee advanced the ORBITS Act to the Senate floor. The Global Space Economy Grew to $546B Space Foundation announced that the global space economy grew 8%…
Biweekly Washington D.C. Updates for the Week Ending July 14, 2023
This Week in Washington This Week in Washington, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved its FY 2024 Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill; the ESA Director General confirmed that ESA astronauts will fly on the Artemis 4 and 5 missions; and NASA celebrated the first anniversary of the James Webb Space Telescope with a new image. United States Space Policy…
Biweekly Washington D.C. Updates for the Week Ending June 30, 2023
This Week in Washington This Week in Washington, Ecuador and India joined the Artemis Accords, the Senate and House Armed Service Committees both advanced markups of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched its new Earth Information Center. United States Space Policy Updates The…