Akin Space Law, Regulation and Policy Update | April 4, 2025

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Akin Space Law, Regulation and Policy Update | April 4, 2025

By: Thomas J. McCarthy, Carlos M. Bermudez, Jennifer L. Richter, Hans Christopher Rickhoff, Steven A. Rowings, Marta A. Thompson, Lamar Smith, Sharanya Sriram, Brandon Brodwater (Policy Fellow)

Space developments have kept a steady pace these past two weeks. NASA terminated $420 million in contracts to align with DOGE’s cost-cutting push. The U.S. Space Force plans to launch 100+ satellites in 2025—nearly doubling its unclassified operational fleet. Meanwhile, UN agencies are sounding the alarm on rising threats of satellite navigation jamming and spoofing.

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

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