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Month: December 2020

National Space Council Releases Strategy on Planetary Protection

Posted on December 30, 2020

Today, the National Space Council released the National Strategy for Planetary Protection. This Strategy will advance the Nation’s role in the sustainable exploration of space by appropriately protecting other planetary bodies and the Earth from potentially …

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Commerce Releases Experimental Statistics on the Space Economy

Posted on December 17, 2020

Today the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) published new, experimental statistics on the U.S. space economy in the Survey of Current Business, including estimates of GDP, gross output, employment, and compensation by industry, …

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President Issues National Strategy for Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion

Posted on December 16, 2020
President Issues National Strategy for Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion

Today, President Trump issued a new National Strategy for Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion (Space Policy Directive-6). It is intended to ensure the development and use of space nuclear power and propulsion systems when appropriate …

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Secretary Ross Op-Ed: Space Commerce Accelerating

Posted on December 16, 2020
Secretary Ross Op-Ed: Space Commerce Accelerating

On December 16, 2020, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross published an opinion piece in Space News titled, “Space Commerce Accelerating.” The op-ed discusses the role of the U.S. commercial space industry in the new space …

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President Trump Issues New National Space Policy

Posted on December 9, 2020
President Trump Issues New National Space Policy

Today, the White House released President Donald Trump’s National Space Policy providing direction for all United States space activities. View policy at archives.gov (1.3 MB PDF) View White House fact sheet View statement from the President …

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Secretary Ross Remarks from 8th National Space Council Meeting

Posted on December 9, 2020
Secretary Ross Remarks from 8th National Space Council Meeting

Today, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross participated in the eighth meeting of the National Space Council, held at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. He delivered an update on the Administration’s efforts to foster the growth of …

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