WASHINGTON — The Defense Department on Sept. 14 submitted to Congress a report explaining how it intends to keep satellites in orbit safe from aggression — and ensure that services like GPS navigation and space-based communications are always available. The unclassified report, “Space Policy Review and Strategy on Protection of […]
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WASHINGTON — Former White House space policy official Audrey Schaffer has joined Slingshot Aerospace, a space data analytics and tracking firm focused on spaceflight safety. Schaffer was named vice president of strategy and policy, Slingshot announced Sept. 11. Founded in 2017, Slingshot is based in El Segundo, California; and Austin, […]
India made history as the first country to land near the south pole of the moon with its Chandrayaan-3 lander on Aug. 23, 2023. This also makes it the first country to land on the moon since China in 2020. India is one of several countries — including the U.S. with […]
WASHINGTON — A new State Department space policy framework is intended to align and guide ongoing work on space diplomacy by the department, including its work to support the Artemis Accords. The State Department published May 30 the Strategic Framework for Space Policy, a first-of-its-kind document that outlines the efforts […]
The updated policy directs compliance with the tenets of responsible behavior in space issued by Defense Secretary Austin in July 2021 WASHINGTON — The Defense Department released an updated policy document that recognizes space “as a priority domain of national military power” and formally adopts rules for safe operations in […]
WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published an updated space policy that emphasizes its roles in cybersecurity and resilience. The policy, less than three pages long, was signed by Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas April 14. It was not published on the department’s website, though, for […]
Langster will fill a new post at the office of the assistant secretary of defense for space policy WASHINGTON – Travis Langster, vice president and general manager of COMSPOC, will be leaving the company to join the Defense Department as principal director of DoD space policy. COMSPOC, previously known as […]
DoD nominee John Plumb said he agreed with the Pentagon’s call for a ban on kinetic anti-satellite tests WASHINGTON — John Plumb, the Biden administration’s nominee to be assistant secretary of defense for space policy, told lawmakers Jan. 13 that the United States faces a complex security environment and has […]