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A photo taken from a space station showing Earth's cloud cover illuminated by a sunrise.

National Security Memorandum-22 omitted space entirely. Here’s a path forward.

As the stardust settles after the release of NSM-22, the space community should take a moment to see the opportunity it has been presented.

by Nick Reese May 20, 2024May 17, 2024

Defense space policy chief calls Russia’s space nuke threat “a thing apart”

by Sandra Erwin May 10, 2024May 10, 2024

Pentagon space policy chief weighs in on disputes over battlefield intelligence

by Sandra Erwin May 10, 2024May 10, 2024

Evolving role of space policy in national security: From “hobby shop” to center stage

by Sandra Erwin April 5, 2024April 5, 2024

Pentagon unveils strategy to harness commercial space tech for national security

by Sandra Erwin April 2, 2024April 2, 2024

Assistant Secretary of Defense John Plumb testifies before the House Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C. March 30, 2023. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)

Defense policy chief John Plumb to step down in May

by Sandra Erwin March 29, 2024March 29, 2024

AI illustration of "novel space ideas defying institutional gravity" generated by the editor using Midjourney. Credit: Brian Berger / SpaceNews

The White House versus the private sector in space

by Rick Tumlinson January 22, 2024January 17, 2024

Policy & Politics

DoD seeks less space classification, more collaboration with allies and commercial partners

by Sandra Erwin January 17, 2024January 19, 2024

The Americas viewed from space. Credit: NASA

Space security in the Americas can no longer go overlooked

by Laura Delgado López and Victoria Valdivia Cerda January 5, 2024January 4, 2024

Only classifying objects in LEO as space critical infrastructure excludes many of the more ambitious space endeavors planned for the future. Credit: NASA

More Than Just LEO: A Framework for SPD-8 and Space Critical Infrastructure

by Nick Reese January 3, 2024December 27, 2023