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White House Releases New Space Transportation Policy

The White House released a new space transportation policy today, the first since 2013. The new policy has a strong emphasis on government support for the commercial space industry and […]

Space Force Funding Could Be Record High, If Congress Agrees

The Administration is requesting $71 billion for the U.S. Space Force in FY2027, more than twice what it has now. An analysis by the Aerospace Corporation concludes it is the […]

No-Go for Katalyst’s Reboost of NASA’s Swift Observatory

Katalyst Space and NASA concluded today that reboosting the Swift Observatory with Katalyst’s LINK spacecraft will not be possible due to attitude control problems. They still plan to conduct some […]

What’s Happening in Space Policy August 16-30, 2026

Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the weeks of August 16-30, 2026 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in recess […]

Ukrainian Missiles Strike Russian Soyuz Rocket Factory

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed today that Ukrainian Flamingo missiles hit Russia’s Progress production facility in Samara. He cited the Progress Center’s role in producing electronics, but Soyuz rockets also […]

Isaacman “Extremely Confident” Artemis III Will Launch in 2027

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said today he’s “extremely confident” Artemis III will launch next year to test rendezvous and docking operations between Orion and test versions of the two human […]

Chinese LM-7A Rocket Fails

China experienced a launch failure today of their relatively new Long March 7A rocket. Introduced in 2020, the first launch failed, but the track record since then has been perfect. […]

What’s Happening in Space Policy August 9-22, 2026

Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the two weeks August 9-22, 2026 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in recess […]

Next Starship Will Deliver Operational V3 Starlinks to Orbit, Maybe Catch Ship

During its first earnings call since going public, SpaceX officials said today the next Starship test flight, IFT-14, will put operational Starlink Version 3 satellites into orbit. If they get […]

SpaceX Replacing MRAPs with Cybertrucks Beginning with Crew-13

NASA and SpaceX are getting ready to launch Crew-13 to the International Space Station in September. For the first time, if an emergency occurs on the launch pad and the […]

What’s Happening in Space Policy August 2-8, 2026

Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of August 2-8, 2026 and any insight we can offer about them. The Senate is in session this week. […]