Time for a cabinet-level Department of Space? Maybe, says new report

Time for a cabinet-level Department of Space? Maybe, says new report
Time for a cabinet-level Department of Space? Maybe, says new report

If a a new department or, alternatively, a “National Space Agency,” were to be established, the DIU-supported report recommends that it be modeled on the Department of Energy (DoE), rather than the Department of Homeland Security that still suffers from an abundance of red tape.

US space industry ‘tactically strong’ but lacks long-term investment, study finds

US space industry ‘tactically strong’ but lacks long-term investment, study finds
US space industry ‘tactically strong’ but lacks long-term investment, study finds

Despite investments of nearly $200 billion in commercial space since 2012, the US will lose what the authors paint as a vital race with China without more strategic vision, study sponsored by DoD’s Defense Innovation Unit says.

EU Plan To Boost Space Industry Draws White House Ire

EU Plan To Boost Space Industry Draws White House Ire
EU Plan To Boost Space Industry Draws White House Ire

Scott Pace, executive director of the National Space Council, warned the EU about its plan for promoting homegrown industry — ironically, while speaking at an Atlantic Council event on the need for improved transatlantic relations in space.

The US Needs A ‘Coast Guard’ For Space: Semper Paratus Exteriores Spatium

The US Needs A ‘Coast Guard’ For Space: Semper Paratus Exteriores Spatium
The US Needs A ‘Coast Guard’ For Space: Semper Paratus Exteriores Spatium

A battle has been underway for several years now over who will become the FAA of space and how they will do the job. Some wanted the FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Tranportation, which boasts the great acronym, FAST. Some wanted NOAA or NASA. Most did not want the Air Force, which has had a…