Policy Archives

CU Boulder Establishes Space Policy Professorship

A new professorship at the University of Colorado Boulder aims to bridge the gap between space engineering, business, and law, by emphasizing the importance of space governance to the whole industry.

Debris • Policy

NOAA Proposes Terminating TraCSS Program

TraCSS was once a signature Trump policy, stemming from Space Policy Directive-3. Now, that same directive might be the undoing of TraCSS.

Europe • Policy

EU Watch: The Potential Impact of the Space Act

The act aims to boost the region’s space industry by cutting red tape, creating one standard for legal and technical requirements, and ensuring Europe’s space industry remains safe and sustainable.

Europe • International • Launch • Policy

Firefly Greenlit for Future Swedish Launches

Firefly Aerospace hit another milestone in its quest to reach orbit from Europe.

Europe • Policy

ESA Watch: 2040 Vision Takes Center Stage in Paris

ESA is thinking big in Technology 2040, a new report that provides a roadmap for the region’s future in space over the next ~15 years.

EO • Policy

EO CEOs Slam ‘Shortsighted and Perilous’ Budget Request

Leaders at six of America’s biggest remote sensing firms are urging Congress to reject cuts proposed in the Trump administration’s fiscal 2026 budget plan—a proposal that would dramatically reduce the government’s purchasing of commercial EO data.

Launch • Policy

Why Is SpaceX The Master of Launch?

Billions of dollars have yet to buy a SpaceX competitor.

Europe • International • Policy

ESA Watch: Setting the Stage for November

This week, ESA member states declared that they will carry on with their ambitious space science and exploration plans—with or without the US.

Policy

Dems Worry Golden Dome Will Launch Arms Race

“If we’re going to put something up in the sky for $500 billion and it just starts an arms race and then it doesn’t work because they can get around it, then that’s a massive waste of taxpayer dollars.”