Tag: Space Policy
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U.S. Ambassador Warns EU of Retaliation Over Satellite Spectrum Reservations
The warning lands amid escalating transatlantic tensions over space infrastructure sovereignty. The dispute centers on a European Commission proposal to reserve dedicated portions of the 2 GHz band for direct-to-device satellite connectivity, a measure intended to safeguard European autonomy against dominant American commercial networks. Puzder’s comments, made to the Financial Times, coincided directly with a…
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China’s New Policy Opens the Way for Aerospace Institute Engineers to Join Commercial Space Companies
A commentary on Part VI of the CPC Central Committee and State Council’s Opinions on Developing New Quality Productive Forces On October 9, Xinhua published the Opinions on Developing New Quality Productive Forces, issued by the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council. It is a lengthy document, but for anyone working…
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Trump Orders Study of NASA-Led U.S. Space Academy as Civilian-Military Questions Emerge
President Donald Trump signed an executive order at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on August 28, 2026, directing a federal commission to assess the feasibility of creating a United States Space Academy. The proposed NASA-led institution would train engineers, scientists, spacecraft operators and other professionals for civilian, commercial and national-security space activities, but its…
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European Commission Targets €65 Billion for Space in 2028–2034 EU Budget
The European Commission wants space activities to receive half of a proposed €131 billion defense, security and space funding envelope for 2028–2034, European Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius said in Paris. The proposed split would direct approximately €65.5 billion to space programs over seven years, substantially elevating space within the European Union’s next…
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DOT Forms SPACE Task Force, but Authority to Cut Launch Approval Times Remains Unclear
The US Department of Transportation established the Space Policy Administration, Coordination, and Execution Task Force on September 9 to accelerate commercial launch approvals, expand spaceport capacity and improve launch integration with the national airspace system. However, DOT did not announce approval-time targets, implementation deadlines or new licensing authority, leaving unresolved whether the group can remove…
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NASA Opens State Competition for U.S. Space Academy as Congressional Questions Loom
NASA has invited U.S. governors to compete to host and sponsor the proposed United States Space Academy, issuing a Request for Information on September 10 that seeks details on potential locations, infrastructure and supporting aerospace ecosystems. States may submit one response each by 6 p.m. EDT on October 26, even as the institution’s legal authority,…
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ISRO Rejects Privatisation Concerns as India Expands Private-Sector Role in Space
The Indian Space Research Organisation said on September 6 that it will neither be privatised nor lose its central role in India’s space programme, clarifying that the government’s private-sector reforms are intended to shift mature, scalable activities to industry while allowing ISRO to concentrate on advanced research, strategic missions and exploration. The statement followed concerns…
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SpaceX and Blue Origin Withdraw From Paris Space Summit After White House Warning
SpaceX, Blue Origin, Stoke Space and Starcloud withdrew from French President Emmanuel Macron’s International Space Summit in Paris after the White House warned that participation could be interpreted as support for European Union space policies. France’s government confirmed the four withdrawals on September 3, 2026, ahead of the September 9–10 event. The cancellations remove two…
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China’s Space Computing Race: Competing for the Next Decade’s AI Compute Power
AI’s computing needs are outgrowing what Earth can easily supply — and a new race is emerging to move data centers into orbit. This report breaks down the emerging “space computing” industry from every angle: what it actually is and why energy and bandwidth constraints are pushing computing into space (Sections 1–2); the physical advantages…
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Commerce Dept Launches Space Commerce Certification Push
Does the U.S. Finally Have a Path to Authorize Novel Space Activities? The Department of Commerce is moving forward without Congress. On July 23, 2026, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and Office of Space Commerce (OSC) Director Taylor Jordan announced that OSC will publish a "call for interest" in the Federal Register within coming weeks,…