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Policy & Politics

Waltz defends ‘Golden Dome’ missile shield amid partisan divide

by Sandra Erwin April 30, 2025April 30, 2025

President Trump’s national security advisor Mike Waltz said Golden Dome will remain a top administration priority.

Space National Guard debate reignited with bipartisan legislation

by Sandra Erwin March 17, 2025March 16, 2025

Falcon Heavy landings

Noisy booster landings can impede spaceflight progress. Congress was right to step in

by Jonathan H. Ward December 27, 2024December 27, 2024

The United States Capitol Building

Maintaining American leadership: Space Force funding and legislative autonomy

by Charles Beames and Angel Smith December 2, 2024November 26, 2024

Policy & Politics

Panel report on China’s tech developments calls for U.S. action on space and AI

by Sandra Erwin November 19, 2024November 19, 2024

Chandra X-Ray Observatory

Policy & Politics

Members of Congress seek details on Chandra funding and operations

by Jeff Foust October 31, 2024October 31, 2024

Illustration of a lockheed martin GPS IIIF satellite in orbit.

U.S. GPS modernization faces delays, technical challenges: GAO report

by Sandra Erwin September 9, 2024September 9, 2024

Policy & Politics

Lawmaker presses Pentagon official on Russia’s potential space nuke

by Sandra Erwin May 1, 2024May 1, 2024

Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman testified April 30, 2024, at a hearing of the House Appropriations Committee. Credit: U.S. Air Force

Saltzman: Space Force still grappling with refueling math

by Sandra Erwin April 30, 2024April 30, 2024

Civil, From the Magazine, Opinion, Policy & Politics

Why the White House and Congress can’t see eye-to-eye on regulating commercial space

by Jeff Foust April 14, 2024April 16, 2024