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Global Space Industry Braces for Impact of US Tariffs
The world of global trade is bracing itself for the impact of tariffs on goods and raw materials imposed by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. How much will these import taxes affect the global space sector? Analysts agree that at this stage, we can only guess. It takes raw materials from all over…
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Global Space Industry Braces for Impact of US Tariffs
The world of global trade is bracing itself for the impact of tariffs on goods and raw materials imposed by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. How much will these import taxes affect the global space sector? Analysts agree that at this stage, we can only guess. It takes raw materials from all over…
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5 things in Trump’s budget that won’t make NASA great again
If signed into law as written, the White House’s proposal to slash nearly 25 percent from NASA’s budget would have some dire consequences. It would cut the agency’s budget from $24.8 billion to $18.8 billion. Adjusted for inflation, this would be the smallest NASA budget since 1961, when the first American launched into space. The proposed funding plan…
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Office of Space Commerce Awards $10M in Contracts for ‘COLA Gap’ Pathfinder
The Office of Space Commerce (OSC) announced $10.1 million in contracts on Wednesday to a number of space companies to address ‘blind spots’ in commercial collision avoidance. The awards are part of the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) program’s Commercial Collision Avoidance (COLA) Gap Pathfinder effort. Data providers LeoLabs, Slingshot Aerospace, Maxar Intelligence, Turion…
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NASA plans downscale of social media presence
NASA has shared that it will be shutting down many of its social accounts in favor of a more streamlined strategy with fewer accounts. The move has stirred controversy, with some thinking the change will make finding engaging content easier, while others are concerned that some NASA information won’t get shared at all. NASA Press…
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Hearing from the Space Industry on the Impact of Tariffs
In this issue, we are digging into the impact of U.S. tariff policy on the space industry, with stories from freelancers Anne Wainscott Sargent and Tereza Pultarova on how tariffs are impacting U.S. companies and companies based outside of the U.S. We hear a range of perspectives in these stories, and many are describing a…
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Hearing from the Space Industry on the Impact of Tariffs
In this issue, we are digging into the impact of U.S. tariff policy on the space industry, with stories from freelancers Anne Wainscott Sargent and Tereza Pultarova on how tariffs are impacting U.S. companies and companies based outside of the U.S. We hear a range of perspectives in these stories, and many are describing a…
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US Space Companies Keep Watchful Eye on Tariff Turmoil
While the Trump Administration’s 10 percent tariff on all imports took effect in April, alongside higher tariffs on imports from 57 countries, several U.S. space industry experts weighed in on what impact the U.S. president’s trade policy will have on the U.S. space economy in the coming months. Clay Mowry, CEO of the American Institute…
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US Space Companies Keep Watchful Eye on Tariff Turmoil
While the Trump Administration’s 10 percent tariff on all imports took effect in April, alongside higher tariffs on imports from 57 countries, several U.S. space industry experts weighed in on what impact the U.S. president’s trade policy will have on the U.S. space economy in the coming months. Clay Mowry, CEO of the American Institute…
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SES/Intelsat Acquisition Secures European Commission, UK Approval
The European Commission granted unconditional approval for SES’s acquisition of Intelsat, issuing a determination that the combination does not raise competition concerns in the European Economic Area (EEA). The EC announced its decision this week after its market investigation that found “credible competitors” in both media broadcast satellite services and ‘two-way’ services to aviation, maritime,…