The chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee unveiled a proposal to add $10 billion to a budget reconciliation bill to offset cuts to NASA human spaceflight and exploration programs. The post Cruz seeks $10 billion for NASA programs in budget reconciliation bill appeared first on SpaceNews.

Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) said the delays are “not helpful” and could force Congress to act unilaterally on defense spending. The post HASC warns White House over delayed defense budget, potential cuts to Space Force funding appeared first on SpaceNews.

Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, and Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), who sits on the Armed Services Committee, introduced the Quad Space Act The post Senators unveil bipartisan bill to boost space cooperation with Indo-Pacific allies appeared first on SpaceNews.

The Pentagon’s long war with its own procurement bureaucracy is entering a new phase. The Trump administration has directed an overhaul of defense acquisition by accelerating modernization and embracing commercial […] The post Trump’s push for procurement reform faces familiar hurdles appeared first on SpaceNews.

In this week’s episode of Space Minds Retired Space Force Lt. Gen. John Shaw explains what it was like building a new military branch, the risks of commercial integration and the race to protect U.S. satellites in orbit. The post Inside the Space Force’s unconstrained first days appeared first on SpaceNews.

SAN FRANCISCO — Hydrosat announced plans June 5 to gather thermal-infrared imagery with a second satellite launching later this month on the SpaceX Transporter-14 rideshare. VanZyl-2 has four times the […] The post Hydrosat poised to launch second thermal-infrared satellite appeared first on SpaceNews.

A space station research conference has been canceled and the future of a long-running planetary science conference is in doubt as NASA pulls back support for those events. The post NASA withdraws support for conferences appeared first on SpaceNews.

The move reflects the democratization of space-based Earth observation technology as well as broader geopolitical realignments. The post U.S. satellite firms look abroad as foreign nations seek ‘sovereign’ eyes in the sky appeared first on SpaceNews.

Europe is expected to publish a draft law by the end of June to overhaul the regulation of space services, introducing unified rules for companies operating in or selling to the European market. The post Europe’s far-reaching Space Act nears launch appeared first on SpaceNews.

Jared Isaacman made clear he believes his nomination to be administrator of NASA was pulled by the White House because of his ties to Elon Musk. The post Isaacman: people with ‘axes to grind’ about Musk caused withdrawn NASA nomination appeared first on SpaceNews.