Trump’s unfinished business: An independent Space Force (Image Credit: Space News) In the complex world of military reorganization, few initiatives have generated as much debate in recent years as the U.S. Space Force, created during President-elect Donald

Trump selects Isaacman to be NASA administrator (Image Credit: Space News) WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has selected Jared Isaacman, a billionaire who has commanded two SpaceX commercial spaceflights, as his choice to be the next administrator

New EU space commissioner outlines priorities (Image Credit: Space News) WASHINGTON — The new European Union commissioner responsible for space says he will focus on improving European competitiveness and security in space, including passage of a long-delayed

Overregulation is stifling the commercial space industry. The Launch Communications Act is a good start. (Image Credit: Space News) The People’s Republic of China remains the United States’ chief adversary in space. In his October 2022 speech

SpaceX gets conditional approval for direct-to-smartphone service (Image Credit: Space News) TAMPA, Fla. — The Federal Communications Commission granted SpaceX conditional approval Nov. 26 to use Starlink broadband satellites to keep T-Mobile smartphone users connected in cellular dead

Space firms see government contracting shakeup in second Trump term (Image Credit: Space News) WASHINGTON — The incoming Trump administration’s close ties to Elon Musk and other tech billionaires could upend traditional Pentagon procurement practices, space and

Europe weighs impact of Trump administration on space cooperation (Image Credit: Space News) BREMEN, Germany — The election of Donald Trump as president is causing shockwaves in Europe’s space community, with some calling for increased spending on

Don’t let Trump and Musk gut NASA (Image Credit: Space News) If President-elect Donald Trump and techno-oligarch Elon Musk get their way, NASA — one of America’s crown jewels — may become a glorified contracting agency.  As

Senators ask Pentagon and DOJ to investigate Putin-Musk calls (Image Credit: Space News) BREMEN, Germany — Two key senators are asking the Department of Justice and the Defense Department to investigate alleged calls between SpaceX Chief Executive

FAA moves forward with committee to review launch licensing regulations (Image Credit: Space News) WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration is moving ahead with a long-awaited committee to evaluate ways to improve launch licensing regulations as one