Akin Space Law, Regulation and Policy Update | September 19, 2025
No bucks. No Buck Rogers. The latest FY2026 bill from the House Appropriations Committee preserves NASA’s budget at current levels, and Reps. Bacon and Chu urged House appropriators to protect NASA funding in the upcoming Continuing Resolution. Meanwhile, the American Enterprise Institute reports that the Golden Dome initiative could cost well above the White House’s projections.
U.S.-China continue to square off on space, with NASA imposing new employment restrictions on Chinese nationals and China offering satellite launch services to developing nations as part of its Belt and Road Initiative.
All this and more in this edition of Akin’s Space Law, Regulation and Policy Update.
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