Akin Space Law, Regulation and Policy Update | April 20, 2026

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Akin Space Law, Regulation and Policy Update | April 20, 2026

By: Thomas J. McCarthy, Carlos M. Bermudez, Jennifer L. Richter, Hans Christopher Rickhoff, Marta A. Thompson, Sean Carlesimo, Ryan Dowell, Lamar Smith, Sharanya Sriram, Elizah H. Stein, Kathryn Herman (Policy Fellow)

Washington’s demand for space capabilities is headed for the moon: Senate appropriators continue to push back against proposed NASA budget cuts, U.S. Space Force is urging industry to expand satellite production and investment and has selected 14 vendors to compete under a 10 year, $1.8 billion program to advance next-gen space domain awareness, and the Golden Dome continues to grow in scope and cost.

Outside the U.S., European lawmakers remain divided over how to regulate non-EU space companies under the proposed EU Space Act, and Russia and India appear to be getting serious about space cooperation.

All this and more in this edition of Akin’s Space Law, Regulation and Policy Update.

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