Space Policy

Growing global alarm over congestion and space junk in low Earth orbit and growing rivalries in space between major powers including the United States, Russia, and China remain leading issues that frame discussions over space policy. The future of space will be decided on Earth as leaders mull regulation of humankind's new frontier. Some efforts are gaining traction, including the U.S.-led Artemis accords, which govern conduct on the Moon. The next step could be regulation of commercial, civil and military efforts in Earth orbit. But unilateral regulation of space policy will do little until all major spacefaring powers, including Russia and China, agree on norms of behavior in orbit and beyond.

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Accelerated Launch Pace, Debris and AI Shape the 2024 Space Forecast

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New Lockheed Martin orders spur race for nuclear propulsion in space

The Defense Department is taking a closer look at powering…

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New Race to the Moon Geostrategic Issues Dwarf Former US-Soviet Rivalry

Until December 2013, when China’s Yutu rover rolled onto the…

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Growing Orbital Dangers Drive U.S. ASAT Proposal, Strategic Questions

U.S. leaders have noted growing threats in space from satellites…

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Space Policy, Monitoring Increasingly Crucial Amid Rise in UAP Reports

In 1952, former Director of Central Intelligence Walter Bedell Smith…

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Spain signs up as 25th nation in Artemis pact

Officials from NASA and the U.S. State Department gathered in…

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