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Swarm’s Rogue Satellites
Earlier this month, IEE Spectrum broke the story that Silicon Valley startup Swarm Technologies had launched several experimental satellites through the commercial arm of India’s space agency,...
Revived National Space Council Could Mean Space Policy Rethink
On Friday, June 30, 2017, President Trump signed an Executive Order reinstating within the White House the National Space Council, which was disbanded early in the...
Light Touch to Space Regulation under New House Bill
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, the House Subcommittee on Space will mark up the American Space Commerce Free Enterprise Act of 2017, representing the House’s next...
Moon Express Reveals Need for Space Law
WASHINGTON D.C. — The FAA appears “poised to make history by approving the first private space mission to go beyond Earth’s orbit,” according to the...
Space Property Legislation A Victory for Commercial Space, but Has Troubling Loophole
WASHINGTON D.C. — Yesterday, the Senate approved by unanimous consent H.R. 2262, the U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act — legislation that recognizes property rights...
House Passes Asteroid Mining Bill, Senate Must Fix It
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, the House of Representatives passed legislation recognizing property rights in resources extracted from asteroids, and non-interference rights to asteroid mining operations....