Akin Space Law, Regulation and Policy Update | August 10, 2026

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Akin Space Law, Regulation and Policy Update | August 10, 2026

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

The entertainment headlines may be all about Spiderman and The Odyssey, but the U.S. space policy headlines over the past two weeks were mostly about Star Wars. The Senate confirmed a new Chief of Space Operations, the Space Forces Association unveiled a simulation to depict space warfare for lawmakers, and the service touted its acquisition transformation.

Outside Washington, China launched three satellites during two launches in late July. The launches, China’s 52nd and 53rd of the year, put it on track to surpass 100 launched this year.

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

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