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On December 18, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order that sets a bold vision for an America First space policy, ensuring the United States leads the world in space exploration, security, and commerce. …
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Section 5 of Executive Order 14335, “Enabling Competition in the Commercial Space Industry,” directs the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to develop and “propose a process for individualized mission authorizations for activities that are […] not clearly …
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The U.S. Department of State’s Office of Space Affairs has posted a solicitation seeking private sector participation in a “Discussion Group on the topic of Space Situational Awareness (SSA).” Background: The growing number of satellites …
On December 5, 2025, text of an updated European Union Space Act was released by the Danish in their role as President of the Council of the European Union. The updated text of the Act …
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick has announced the appointment of Taylor Jordan as Director of the Office of Space Commerce (OSC), underscoring the Trump Administration’s commitment to strengthening U.S. leadership in space commerce. Mr. …
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On Wednesday, December 3rd, from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm (ET), the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Space Commerce held an online event to discuss concepts for the eventual U.S. regulatory authorization of “novel” commercial space …
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On June 24, 2025, the European Commission released draft text of the EU Space Act (EU Space Act – European Commission); and, on Wednesday, June 25, the accompanying Vision for a European Space Economy (Vision for the European Space …
U.S. Government Provides Feedback on Draft E.U. Space Act Read more →
Date: December 2, 2025, 9:00am – 12:30pm Private capital has poured into the space industry at record levels over the past five years, fueling rapid growth and momentum— but also exposing growing pains as companies …
OSC’s Head of International SSA Engagement, Mariel Borowitz, presents findings from the joint study at the 2025 AMOS Conference. Opportunities for SSA Information Sharing There are multiple independent national and regional space situational awareness systems …
OSC & EUSST Study Opportunities for International SSA Information Sharing Read more →
On September 8 and 9, 2025, representatives from the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) joined U.S. government and European Union (E.U.) colleagues in Washington, D.C. for the 13th U.S.-E.U. Space Dialogue. DOC attendees included representatives …
DOC Builds Partnerships in 13th U.S.-E.U. Space Dialogue Read more →