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Policy & Politics

Trump signs sweeping executive order to assert U.S. dominance in space

by Jeff Foust and Sandra Erwin December 18, 2025December 18, 2025

The White House issued a sweeping executive order on space policy Dec. 18 covering topics from NASA’s exploration plans to space security.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves addresses the 2023 Space Symposium. Credit: Space Foundation

Space to grow: American leadership in space commerce

by Don Graves January 17, 2025

US seeks dismissal of Ligado’s $40 billion roadblocked 5G spectrum claim

by Jason Rainbow January 26, 2024January 26, 2024

Policy & Politics

Speed and safety are top priorities for regulators

by Jason Rainbow April 17, 2023April 18, 2023

Earth from space

Department of Commerce and Department of Defense Sign Memorandum of Agreement to Advance Coordination in Space

by SpaceRef September 9, 2022July 15, 2024

Commerce Department Releases New Regulations to Support U.S. Leadership in Commercial Satellite Remote Sensing Industry

by SpaceRef May 19, 2020

Remarks by U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur L. Ross at the Sixth National Space Council Meeting

by SpaceRef August 20, 2019

Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden To Hold Town Hall Meeting on Space Coast Economy

by SpaceRef June 3, 2010July 15, 2024

Revealing the multi-wavelength sky

by SpaceRef April 2, 2008July 15, 2024

Technology Administration Names Dr. Cary Gravatt as Acting Director of the Office of Space Commercialization