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Establish a new arms control agreement with Russia to prohibit nuclear weapons in space.

Policy & Politics

November 7, 2024

Establish a new arms control agreement with Russia to prohibit nuclear weapons

Bind Russia to a new arms control treaty to ban nuclear weapons in space (Image Credit: Space News) Imagine strolling down the streets on a peaceful night in Honolulu and breathing in the fresh salt sea air.

What is the process for voting from space? NASA astronauts voted in the 2024 election from the International Space Station.

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November 5, 2024

What is the process for voting from space? NASA astronauts voted in

How do you vote from space? NASA astronauts cast 2024 election ballots from ISS (Image Credit: Space.com) Election day in the United States is Tuesday, Nov. 4, and even American astronauts living in space are taking the

Policy & Politics

November 4, 2024

Astronomers urge FCC to halt satellite megaconstellation launches

Astronomers urge FCC to halt satellite megaconstellation launches (Image Credit: Space.com) Over 100 astronomers from leading U.S. universities have signed an open letter calling for an assessment of potential impacts of satellite megaconstellations on Earth’s environment. The

NASA aims for consistency in human spaceflight initiatives in the upcoming administration.

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November 4, 2024

NASA aims for consistency in human spaceflight initiatives in the upcoming administration.

NASA seeks continuity in human spaceflight programs in next administration (Image Credit: Space News) WASHINGTON — A top NASA official urged the next administration to maintain current plans to return humans to the moon, warning that a

Congress members are requesting information about Chandra’s funding and operations.

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October 31, 2024

Congress members are requesting information about Chandra’s funding and operations.

Members of Congress seek details on Chandra funding and operations (Image Credit: Space News) WASHINGTON — Several members of Congress are seeking more details about the operation of NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, a space telescope whose budget

Policy & Politics

October 28, 2024

Harris and Trump both have backgrounds in space policy, and an international

Both Harris and Trump have records on space policy − an international affairs expert examines where they differ when it comes to the final frontier (Image Credit: Space.com) The next president of the United States could be

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October 28, 2024

Chile and Cyprus sign the Artemis Accords for responsible exploration of the

Chile and Cyprus join Artemis Accords for responsible moon exploration (Image Credit: Space.com) Two more nations have joined the United States’ moon-exploring coalition. Last week, Cyprus and Chile signed the Artemis Accords, which lay out principles and

Policy & Politics

October 28, 2024

AstroForge Gains Its First Commercial License for Deep Space Activities.

AstroForge Picks Up First Commercial Deep Space License (Image Credit: Payload) The FCC has issued an experimental license for AstroForge’s asteroid hunting spacecraft to communicate with ground stations on Earth, which the company says is the first

Chile and Cyprus have officially signed the Artemis Accords.

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October 26, 2024

Chile and Cyprus have officially signed the Artemis Accords.

Chile and Cyprus sign the Artemis Accords (Image Credit: Space News) WASHINGTON — Chile and Cyprus are the latest nations to sign the Artemis Accords for sustainable space exploration, part of surge of new signatories this month.

The U.S. has relaxed export regulations for space technology, but strict controls are still in place for high-resolution radar satellites.

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October 25, 2024

The U.S. has relaxed export regulations for space technology, but strict controls

U.S. eases export rules for space tech, but high-resolution radar satellites remain under tight control (Image Credit: Space News) WASHINGTON — The U.S. government last week announced a series of reforms to export control regulations for space

Establish a new arms control agreement with Russia to prohibit nuclear weapons

What is the process for voting from space? NASA astronauts voted in

Astronomers urge FCC to halt satellite megaconstellation launches

NASA aims for consistency in human spaceflight initiatives in the upcoming administration.

Congress members are requesting information about Chandra’s funding and operations.

Harris and Trump both have backgrounds in space policy, and an international

Chile and Cyprus sign the Artemis Accords for responsible exploration of the

AstroForge Gains Its First Commercial License for Deep Space Activities.

Chile and Cyprus have officially signed the Artemis Accords.

The U.S. has relaxed export regulations for space technology, but strict controls

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