https://spacewatch.global/tag/white-house/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:42:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/white-house/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/04/president-trump-prioritizes-lunar-exploration-amidst-funding-cuts-in-nasas-fy2027-budget-request/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=72688 The White House has proposed cutting NASA's FY2027 budget by $5.6 billion while prioritising lunar surface infrastructure and a permanent American presence on the Moon.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/12/white-house-marks-sixth-anniversary-of-u-s-space-force-reiterates-space-as-a-warfighting-domain/ Mon, 22 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=70006 The White House has marked the sixth birthday of the United States Space Force, reaffirming the administration’s view of space as a critical domain for national security, while stopping short of announcing new policy initiatives.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/05/white-house-proposes-24-nasa-budget-cut-ending-sls-and-orion-capsules-development/ Mon, 05 May 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=65151 President Trump’s discretionary Budget request for FY 2026 proposes to slash NASA's budget by 24 percent. This comes as part of the White House's effort to eliminate $163 billion or 23 percent from its federal spending]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/01/nasa-to-close-its-deia-offices-following-new-executive-order/ Thu, 23 Jan 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=63547 NASA will close all its DEIA offices and end all DEIA-related contracts following President Trump's executive orders]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/08/us-government-to-make-all-federally-funded-research-open-access-on-date-of-publication/ Wed, 31 Aug 2022 06:00:04 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=43031 According to a formal policy featured in a memorandum, from 2026, all scientific publication awarded federal funding will need to be openly accessible on the day of publication, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) said. The scientific publishing industry has already adopted preprint archives, expanding access to publications during the pandemic.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/04/biden-supports-nasa-with-24-7-billion-2022-budget-proposal/ Mon, 12 Apr 2021 06:00:24 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=31792&preview=true&preview_id=31792 The U.S. Government’s budget for fiscal year 2022 requests $24.7 billion for NASA, a 6.3 per cent increase compared to this year’s spending bill, the White House said. The President’s “discretionary request” includes $6.9 billion for NASA’s human exploration of Moon, Mars and beyond, an unspecified amount for its robotic exploration of the solar system]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/12/secure-world-foundations-briefing-for-the-biden-transition-team/ Thu, 03 Dec 2020 09:00:41 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=28809 https://spacewatch.global/2020/12/puerto-rican-press-shows-collapsing-arecibo-telescope/ Wed, 02 Dec 2020 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=28753&preview=true&preview_id=28753 https://spacewatch.global/2020/10/spacewatchgl-column-espi-brief-44-u-s-spd-5-towards-a-better-coordinated-approach-on-space-cybersecurity/ Sun, 18 Oct 2020 08:00:52 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=27392 As part of the partnership between SpaceWatch.Global and the European Space Policy Institute, we have been granted permission to publish selected articles and briefs. This is ESPI Briefs No. 44: ‘The new U.S. Defense Space Strategy’, originally published in September 2020.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/05/relativity-signs-launch-services-agreement-with-spaceflight-for-rideshare-launches/ Wed, 15 May 2019 05:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=14099 Relativity, the world’s first autonomous rocket factory and launch services leader for satellite constellations, today announced it signed a Launch Services Agreement (LSA) with Spaceflight, the leading satellite rideshare and mission management provider. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/04/thailands-mu-space-taps-relativity-space-to-launch-first-satellite-in-2022/ Fri, 26 Apr 2019 05:00:22 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13733 Relativity, the world’s first autonomous rocket factory and launch services leader for satellite constellations, announced on 23 April 2019 a partnership with mu Space, the innovative Thai satellite and space technology company, to launch a satellite to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) on Relativity’s Terran 1 rocket, the world’s first and only 3D printed rocket.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/06/leslie-kovacs-joins-firefly-aerospace-as-vice-president-for-business-development/ Tue, 19 Jun 2018 05:00:19 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=9056 Firefly Aerospace, the New Space launch company that aims to serve the small to medium-sized satellite launch market with its Alpha and Beta rockets and is owned by Ukrainian-American entrepreneur Dr. Max Polyakov, has announced the appointment of Leslie Kovacs as its Vice President for Business Development.]]>