WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is releasing some final space policy documents focused on cislunar activities and technology development. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) published Dec. 18 a policy memorandum directing the development of a

WASHINGTON — Thailand signed the Artemis Accords Dec. 16, becoming the first nation to join both that document outlining principles for responsible space exploration and a similar Chinese-led agreement. Thailand’s Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA), the country’s space

WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration is taking a step to streamline licensing for launch operators as the agency faces continues pressure to accelerate that process. The FAA announced Dec. 13 that it will accept flight safety analyses performed by

WASHINGTON — The director of NASA’s heliophysics division is cautiously optimistic that a major mission targeted for cancellation in the agency’s budget proposal will be saved. Speaking at a Dec. 9 town hall session during the annual meeting of the

HELSINKI — An Omani space company has joined China’s effort to build its International Lunar Research Station as Beijing continues efforts to attract partners. Wu Weiren, chief designer of China’s lunar exploration project and head of the Deep Space Exploration

WASHINGTON — As the Federal Aviation Administration kicks off a committee to study ways to refine launch and reentry regulations, two members of Congress are asking the agency to move even faster to reform those rules. In a Dec. 6

WASHINGTON — The outgoing administrator of NASA says he is “basically optimistic” about the future of the agency under the person proposed by President-elect Donald Trump to be his successor despite the strong possibility of significant changes to Artemis. During

WASHINGTON — A defense authorization bill includes language to extend a “learning period” limiting commercial human spaceflight regulations as well as indemnification for commercial launches. House and Senate conferees released Dec. 7 the text of the final version of the

WASHINGTON — As Blue Origin nears the first launch of its New Glenn rocket, founder Jeff Bezos said he is not worried Elon Musk’s influence on the incoming Trump administration will adversely affect the company. In an on-stage interview at