#space-policy — Public Fediverse posts

Moving #AI #DataCenters to #space is high-altitude #greenwashing. We just filed comments urging the #FCC to reject Cowboy Space’s 20,000-satellite "Stampede" constellation. From stratospheric metallic pollution to escalating collision risks and threats to astronomy, the hazards of orbital computing are severe. The FCC must require a full Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

Read our full comment: https://www.spaceenvironmentalism.org/actions/public-statements-and-comments/cowboy-space-odc-comment

#SpacePolicy #Astronomy #Sustainability #SpaceDebris

Moving #AI #DataCenters to #space is high-altitude #greenwashing. We just filed comments urging the #FCC to reject Cowboy Space’s 20,000-satellite "Stampede" constellation. From stratospheric metallic pollution to escalating collision risks and threats to astronomy, the hazards of orbital computing are severe. The FCC must require a full Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

Read our full comment: https://www.spaceenvironmentalism.org/actions/public-statements-and-comments/cowboy-space-odc-comment

#SpacePolicy #Astronomy #Sustainability #SpaceDebris

Report: U.S. needs framework for responding to hostile acts in space

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/report-u-s-needs-framework-for-responding-to-hostile-acts-in-space/

Report: U.S. needs framework for responding to hostile acts in space

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/report-u-s-needs-framework-for-responding-to-hostile-acts-in-space/

Thanks to @bberwyn of @insideclimatenews for this great story about many of the issues that CSE works on.

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/13062026/commercial-satellite-space-race-pollution/

#Space #SpaceEnvironment #SpacePolicy

Thanks to @bberwyn of @insideclimatenews for this great story about many of the issues that CSE works on.

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/13062026/commercial-satellite-space-race-pollution/

#Space #SpaceEnvironment #SpacePolicy

This just-accepted proceedings paper from last year's Oxford XIII/IAU Symposium 399 conference digs into a topic I have been thinking about for years: who really has the right to do exactly what in outer space, and what is the basis for any such 'right'?

What I found in researching it is that what one culture sees as benign might be deeply offensive to another, and that humans continue to ignore the lessons of #history (often flagrantly and deliberately).

https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.17706

#Space #SpacePolicy #Moon #Indigenous

This just-accepted proceedings paper from last year's Oxford XIII/IAU Symposium 399 conference digs into a topic I have been thinking about for years: who really has the right to do exactly what in outer space, and what is the basis for any such 'right'?

What I found in researching it is that what one culture sees as benign might be deeply offensive to another, and that humans continue to ignore the lessons of #history (often flagrantly and deliberately).

https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.17706

#Space #SpacePolicy #Moon #Indigenous

We Believed History Had Ended. They Didn’t: https://dmimoun.substack.com/p/we-believed-history-had-ended-they - Mars, Kardashev, the Golden Dome, and the cognitive distance keeping French #SpacePolicy stuck in another century (breathless essay, worth a read).

We Believed History Had Ended. They Didn’t: https://dmimoun.substack.com/p/we-believed-history-had-ended-they - Mars, Kardashev, the Golden Dome, and the cognitive distance keeping French #SpacePolicy stuck in another century (breathless essay, worth a read).

The story of humanity in space is still being written, but the ink is drying fast.

CSE co-founders John Barentine and Aparna Venkatesan have published a new call to action in Frontiers in Space Technologies. They argue that we must look beyond outdated treaties to secure a just and sustainable future.

We have the agency to decide what happens next. Let’s build a future by design, not by default.

Read: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/space-technologies/articles/10.3389/frspt.2026.1748406/full

#SpaceEnvironmentalism #SpacePolicy #Astronomy #Stewardship

The story of humanity in space is still being written, but the ink is drying fast.

CSE co-founders John Barentine and Aparna Venkatesan have published a new call to action in Frontiers in Space Technologies. They argue that we must look beyond outdated treaties to secure a just and sustainable future.

We have the agency to decide what happens next. Let’s build a future by design, not by default.

Read: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/space-technologies/articles/10.3389/frspt.2026.1748406/full

#SpaceEnvironmentalism #SpacePolicy #Astronomy #Stewardship

Is the Outer Space Treaty becoming a "League of Nations" for the cosmos?

In a new Opinion piece for Frontiers, we argue that existing space governance isn't fit for the era of private satellite megaconstellations. To protect our shared heritage, we need a shift toward "Space Environmentalism."

We still have the chance to build a future by design rather than by default—if we act before these norms are set in stone.

Read more: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/space-technologies/articles/10.3389/frspt.2026.1748406/full

#SpacePolicy #Astronomy #SciencePolicy #SpaceEnvironmentalism

Is the Outer Space Treaty becoming a "League of Nations" for the cosmos?

In a new Opinion piece for Frontiers, we argue that existing space governance isn't fit for the era of private satellite megaconstellations. To protect our shared heritage, we need a shift toward "Space Environmentalism."

We still have the chance to build a future by design rather than by default—if we act before these norms are set in stone.

Read more: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/space-technologies/articles/10.3389/frspt.2026.1748406/full

#SpacePolicy #Astronomy #SciencePolicy #SpaceEnvironmentalism

America needs a space alliance

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/america-needs-a-space-alliance/

America needs a space alliance

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/america-needs-a-space-alliance/

Blue Origin is seeking U.S. Federal Communications Commission approval to operate a 51,600-satellite "orbital data center" network. Today, the Center for Space Environmentalism officially filed our opposition to its application.

We're demanding a rigorous environmental review to assess collision risks and the severe threat to our shared night sky before any approval is granted. Read our comment in full: https://www.spaceenvironmentalism.org/actions/public-statements-and-comments/blue-origin-comment-april-2026

#SpaceDebris #Astronomy #SpacePolicy #Environment #BlueOrigin #Tech

Blue Origin is seeking U.S. Federal Communications Commission approval to operate a 51,600-satellite "orbital data center" network. Today, the Center for Space Environmentalism officially filed our opposition to its application.

We're demanding a rigorous environmental review to assess collision risks and the severe threat to our shared night sky before any approval is granted. Read our comment in full: https://www.spaceenvironmentalism.org/actions/public-statements-and-comments/blue-origin-comment-april-2026

#SpaceDebris #Astronomy #SpacePolicy #Environment #BlueOrigin #Tech

5/ But there is also risk. Proposed White House budget cuts to NASA could create uncertainty for ongoing and future international science cooperation, including Mars exploration. #NASABudget #ScienceFunding #SpacePolicy

NASA startet Umsetzung für Europas Mars-Rover – Aufbruch für #RosalindFranklin, aber mit politischen Risiken
https://dauckchristian.home.blog/2026/04/18/nasa-startet-umsetzung-fur-europas-mars-rover-aufbruch-fur-rosalind-franklin-aber-mit-politischen-risiken/
#ExoMars #ESA #NASA #Mars #Astrobiology #SearchForLife #MarsMission #SpacePolicy #ScienceFunding #MarsRover #MarsAstrobiology #MarsExploration

Planet Labs’ Iran freeze raises a bigger question: who controls the view from orbit when commercial imagery is restricted in a crisis? https://spacetech.industryexaminer.com/planet-iran-imagery-freeze-orbital-transparency/ #SpaceTech #SpacePolicy #RemoteSensing #TechNews

Planet Labs’ Iran freeze raises a bigger question: who controls the view from orbit when commercial imagery is restricted in a crisis? https://spacetech.industryexaminer.com/planet-iran-imagery-freeze-orbital-transparency/ #SpaceTech #SpacePolicy #RemoteSensing #TechNews

What makes this moment notable is not only the technical success of Artemis II, but the symbolic language around it. Calling this a “golden age of space travel” reflects a broader belief that human lunar missions are no longer isolated spectacles, but the beginning of sustained deep-space activity.
#ArtemisII #NASA #SpacePolicy #MoonMission #HumanSpaceflight #SpaceExploration #news

Why it matters: Artemis II isn’t just a high-profile test flight — it sets the stage for crewed lunar missions, commercial opportunities, and geopolitical leadership in space. Success or setback here will shape U.S. space policy and who gets to set the rules off-Earth.

#NASA #Artemis #MoonMission #SpacePolicy

Satellites are exposing weak bridges in America and around the world

Scientists are using satellites to reveal which bridges around the world may be at risk of failure —…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Space #Science #SpacePolicy;PrivacyIssues;EnvironmentalPolicies;PublicHealth;TransportationIssues;WorldDevelopment;DisasterPlan;PoliticalScience
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/511706/

CSE has submitted public comments to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on two pending applications relating to the #SpaceEnvironment:

(1) Reflect Orbital's prototype solar reflector satellite; https://www.spaceenvironmentalism.org/actions/public-statements-and-comments/reflect-orbital-2026

and

(2) SpaceX's "one million orbital data centers" proposal; https://www.spaceenvironmentalism.org/actions/public-statements-and-comments/spacex-1modcs-2026

#Space #Satellites #Environment #Policy #SpacePolicy #FCC #PublicComment

CSE has submitted public comments to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on two pending applications relating to the #SpaceEnvironment:

(1) Reflect Orbital's prototype solar reflector satellite; https://www.spaceenvironmentalism.org/actions/public-statements-and-comments/reflect-orbital-2026

and

(2) SpaceX's "one million orbital data centers" proposal; https://www.spaceenvironmentalism.org/actions/public-statements-and-comments/spacex-1modcs-2026

#Space #Satellites #Environment #Policy #SpacePolicy #FCC #PublicComment

A live training satellite for orbital warfare sounds niche—until you remember what “maneuver” means in GEO: fuel vs lifespan, visibility to others, and signaling that can be misread. Space is getting less static—and training is going live.

https://spacetech.industryexaminer.com/space-force-orbital-warfare-live-training-satellite-maneuvers/

#SpaceTech #GEO #SpacePolicy #Satellites #TechNews #DeepTech

🌌 Above us, an invisible constellation grows. Not of stars, but of our own making: fragments racing through the dark at unfathomable speeds, each piece a ghost of ambition turned hazard.

✍️ Explore the cascade we cannot see 🛰️: https://TPC8.short.gy/IZaOxCi5

💫 What we send skyward returns as legacy, sometimes circling for decades or longer in silent judgment.

#SpaceDebris #space #spacejunk #OrbitalEcology #SpaceSustainability #Astronomy #Science #SpacePolicy #KesslerSyndrome #TPC8

🌌 Above us, an invisible constellation grows. Not of stars, but of our own making: fragments racing through the dark at unfathomable speeds, each piece a ghost of ambition turned hazard.

✍️ Explore the cascade we cannot see 🛰️: https://TPC8.short.gy/IZaOxCi5

💫 What we send skyward returns as legacy, sometimes circling for decades or longer in silent judgment.

#SpaceDebris #space #spacejunk #OrbitalEcology #SpaceSustainability #Astronomy #Science #SpacePolicy #KesslerSyndrome #TPC8

Mars Sample Return (MSR): 2026 als mögliches Schlüsseljahr
https://dauckchristian.home.blog/2026/01/03/mars-sample-return-msr-2026-als-mogliches-schlusseljahr/
#Perseverance #MarsSampleReturn #MSR #NASA #ESA #MarsExploration #PerseveranceRover #Astrobiology #SearchForLife #PlanetaryScience #MarsRocks #SpaceScience #Biosignatures #SpacePolicy #SpaceEconomy #Geopolitics #SpaceRace #InternationalCooperation #FutureOfSpace #DeepSpace #SpaceTech #Aerospace #Innovation #SampleReturn

Space debris is becoming a real constraint on how safely we can use orbit. With more satellites and more uncontrolled re‑entries, the risks to spacecraft and even people on the ground are slowly increasing. Sustainable practices and smarter regulation will be essential if we want space to remain accessible for science, travel, and daily life.

#Space #SpaceDebris #OrbitalSafety #Astronomy #LEO #SpacePolicy #Aerospace #SpaceScience #OrbitalSustainability 🎧
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/podcast/series/theres-more-to-that/season-2/the-astronomical-problem-of-space-junk/

"Whatever nation or entity gets there first will likely establish what the directive calls a 'keep-out zone' for safety and security. These zones, which may cover a few square miles, would prevent competitors from entering the same space. Such activities must cohere with guidelines set by the #OuterSpaceTreaty, which says ... that the exploration and use of outer space shall be carried out for the benefit 'of all mankind.'"

https://www.wired.com/story/why-the-us-is-racing-to-build-a-nuclear-reactor-on-the-moon/

#SpacePolicy #Moon #SpaceEnvironment

I am pleased to report that my paper on the history of the early 1960's U.S. Project West Ford is published today in the Journal for the #History of Astronomy.

In short, at the height of the #ColdWar, the U.S. military proposed the test of a passive microwave relay system in near-Earth orbital space that posed a very real threat to ground- and space-based #astronomy. Astronomers were pretty upset at the prospect, and they banded together to use the bully pulpit of public opinion to change the direction of the test. Project West Ford relates to the modern international #SpacePolicy framework through its influence on what became the Outer Space Treaty a few years later.

The forceful response of the astronomy community more than 60 years ago offers distinct lessons for how that same community might confront the ongoing threat of large satellite constellations and rapidly proliferating #SpaceDebris.

https://journals.sagepub.com/eprint/HZXRYKA5T7CBMZYKSHAY/full

#Space #SpaceEnvironment

Open letter from the Global Space Council: Governments must address a growing crisis in our orbits

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/open-letter-from-the-global-space-council-governments-must-address-a-growing-crisis-in-our-orbits/

Securing the new high ground: tackling export loopholes in space tech

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/securing-the-new-high-ground-tackling-export-loopholes-in-space-tech/