Space Policy
This tag holds all articles that pertain to space policy. An example of this is governance in space, the Artemis Accords and anything in between.
Yesterday, December 16th, China began deployment of its GuoWang internet mega-constellation with the launch of a Long March 5B from the Wenchang Space Launch Site carrying ten satellites. Plans for GuoWang were kicked off around 2020 and 2021 by China's National Development and Reform Commission and the country&
Dec 17, 2024 2 mins
On December 4th, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump announced via social media that his nominee for NASA administrator during his second-term would be Jared Isaacman. Writing online, Trump said the following about his decision to choose Isaacman: "I am delighted to nominate Jared Isaacman, an accomplished business leader, philanthropist,
Dec 4, 2024 3 mins
On October 15th, the China National Space Administration, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the China Manned Space Agency announced a plan for the next twenty-five years of space exploration. These three agencies released a document, titled National Space Science Medium-and Long-Term Development Plan (2024-2050), which outlines general objectives for
Oct 15, 2024 6 mins
SpaceX has decided to go on the offensive against the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.
Sep 13, 2024 3 mins
Learn about China's launch sector and how they plan to solve and grapple with growing challenges.
Jul 22, 2024 10 mins
Guowang is China's national answer to Starlink. Back in early 2015 SpaceX announced the Starlink project to provide global internet access. This is not the first of their proposals but what makes Starlink so successful is the scale of their operation and them launching their own satellites at
Jun 10, 2024 6 mins
Learn about the history and development of China's global navigation system!
Apr 21, 2024 5 mins
Angara, a representation of a dwindling dream.
Apr 10, 2024 5 mins
On the 13th of December, the UK-based space launch service company Orbex announced it had received 3.3 million Pound sterling, which is roughly equivalent to 4.165 million United States Dollars as of writing, from the UK Space Agency under the European Space Agency's 'Boost!'
Dec 14, 2023 3 mins
The United States Space Force recently announced it had assigned the next twenty-one launches of its 'National Security Space Launch' phase two program. The twenty-one launches are assigned as follows; SpaceX received ten missions valued at $1.23 billion dollars, and United Launch Alliance received eleven missions valued
Nov 4, 2023 2 mins
As humanity begins to step out of our cradle, the issue of how governance and space exploration will be operated, becomes quite apparent. Solving these issues now, such as how territory beyond Earth will be divided up, is important as it reduces the threat of war. In essence, measures to
Oct 3, 2023 2 mins