Technology

FCC Proposes New Satellite Licensing and Safety Requirements

The Federal Communications Commission is proposing rules that would let space companies change satellite operating parameters within approved limits without...

Space

Gaps in Federal Property Data Limits Accountability

New federal office-space occupancy data is helping agencies shed unneeded real estate, but critical gaps in what gets reported are leaving Congress and the...

Government Operations

NOAA's Restructured Weather Satellite Program Risks Data Gap

Commerce approved a restructuring of NOAA's next-generation geostationary weather satellite program, GeoXO, that cut the planned satellite count by...

Defense

Space Academy Commission Has 120 Days to Propose Framework

A presidential commission studying whether to establish a U.S. Space Academy has just 120 days to recommend how to build a new military service institution...

Environment

U.S. Satellite Capabilities for Tracking Wildfires

NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites, which have provided critical wildfire observation data for years, are expected to cease operations by late 2026 or early...

Space

GAO Warns DOD Is Missing Opportunities to Use Commercial Space Data

A recent GAO report released on August 27, 2026, found that the Department of Defense is underutilizing commercial space data and related services that...

Government Operations

NASA Shifts Artemis Focus To Lunar Base Amid Provider Delays

Congress provided $6.7 billion for Orion, Gateway, and SLS through the FY2025 reconciliation law (P.L. 119-21), available through FY2032, and NASA requested...

Space

Rogue Space Systems Ends Lobbying After Years of Advocacy

Rogue Space Systems Corp. terminated its lobbying registration in August, concluding a multi-year push to influence space policy on Capitol Hill. The...

Space

GAO's NASA Recommendations Could Save Millions and Boost Security

NASA is sitting on a growing pile of unfixed problems that could cost the agency millions of dollars and expose it to serious cybersecurity breaches. A...

Government Operations

SpaceX Ends Seven-Year Lobbying Partnership As Federal Influence Grows

SpaceX has terminated its long-running relationship with Squire Patton Boggs, one of Washington's most prominent lobbying firms, ending a partnership that...

Space

Peters Advances Commercial Space and Children's Safety Bills

Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) spent the week of August 7–14 advancing legislation on commercial space policy and children's online safety, while also spotlighting...

Space

Space Force Budget Request More Than Doubles

The Space Force is seeking $71.3 billion for fiscal year 2027, more than double the $31.9 billion enacted for fiscal year 2026.

Defense

Vaya Taps Whitmer & Worrall for Defense Budget Work

Vaya Defense & Space Inc. has registered with lobbying firm Whitmer & Worrall LLC to push federal policy on aerospace, budget, and defense matters. A new...

Government Operations

GAO: NASA Major Projects On Track Despite Workforce Cuts

A new Government Accountability Office assessment of the space agency's major projects reveals a portfolio under strain, even as the agency simultaneously...

Congress

Budget Cut Request For Space Commerce Office Faces House Scrutiny

Why it matters: The Trump administration is seeking to slash the Office of Space Commerce budget by eighty percent while simultaneously asking Congress to...

Legislation

Committee Defends NASA Funding Against Budget Cuts

The House Science Committee markup scheduled for Tuesday will consider legislation that charts NASA's course for the next decade. H.R. 7273 would reaffirm...

Space

Senate Considers Schiess as Space Force Chief of Operations

Why it matters: The Senate Armed Services Committee held a confirmation hearing on July 16, 2026, for Lieutenant General Douglas A. Schiess to become Chief...