NASA's First Six Months Under Trump 2.0
Donald Trump returned to the White House back in January, promising lofty goals for the country's space agency, including sending astronauts to the Moon and Mars. In the six months since
Articles tagged with 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.
UK Moves Forward On Space Debris Mission
The government of the United Kingdom announced on July 3rd that it is allocating 75.6 million British Pounds (around 102 million United States Dollars) for the country's first space debris
Acting NASA Leadership Shifts to Trump Appeasement
NASA leadership, consisting of Janet Petro, Acting NASA Administrator, Brian Hughes, NASA Chief of Staff, Vanessa Wyche, Acting NASA Associate Administrator, Casey Swails, Deputy Associate Administrator, held an agency-wide 'Town Hall'
Trump to End NASA's Global Leadership with Major Cuts
Note: All funding figures are in United States Dollars. NASA released details on its fiscal year 2026 budget on May 30th, confirming details on what the Trump Administration, which has few plans for
Trump Has No Space Plans, Politico Reports
Politico reported on May 14th that the Trump Administration has no unified plan or individual in charge of its space policy. This is in the wake of six billion dollars in planned cuts
Trump's 2026 Budget Gives up on NASA
While NASA has been preparing for a half dozen Artemis missions to the Moon, the Trump Administration has spent its first few months back in the White House planning ways to end the
African Space Agency Inaugurated at New Headquarters
On April 20th 2025 in Egypt's Space City, the African Space Agency (AfSA) was inaugurated at its new permanent headquarters, located in Cairo. The inauguration comes after almost a decade of
Architect of U.S. Economic Woes to Steer NASA’s Finances
Since April 2, 2025, the U.S. economy has experienced dramatic swings following sweeping tariff announcements by President Donald Trump, who declared a universal 10% import tax alongside steep levies on Chinese and
SLS Can Stay, Everything Else Must Go.
NASA's budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 would send billions in cuts across the space agency while leaving the over-budget and behind-schedule Space Launch System (SLS) rocket unaffected. The proposed cuts
Isaacman Wants Mars, Denies Having Meetings with Musk, During NASA Hearing
The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation held its nomination hearing for Jared Isaacman, a billionaire spacefarer of two flights, to become the fifteenth NASA Administrator. This comes five months
Musk Set to Gain Two 'Puppets' at NASA
Elon Musk has bought his way to the highest level of American politics, spending 290 million United States Dollars to ensure the re-election of Donald Trump. In return, the South African billionaire has
Europe's Shifting Space Policy: Anyone but the U.S. and Musk
With the advent of the second Trump Administration, head of SpaceX Elon Musk has been elevated to a senior position in the U.S. government, bringing certainty to SpaceX's greater grip