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Here's The New (Actually It is Just Revised) National Space Policy

By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch
December 10, 2020
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Here's The New (Actually It is Just Revised) National Space Policy

National Space Policy of the United States of America
“It is the policy of the United States to ensure that space operations are consistent with the following principles.
– It is the shared interest of all nations to act responsibly in space to ensure the safety, stability, security, and long-term sustainability of space activities. Responsible space actors operate with openness, transparency, and predictability to maintain the benefits of space for all humanity.
– A robust, innovative, and competitive commercial space sector is the source of continued progress and sustained United States leadership in space. The United States remains committed to encouraging and facilitating the continued growth of a domestic commercial space sector that is globally competitive, supports national interests, and advances United States leadership in the generation of new markets and innovationdriven entrepreneurship.
– In this resurgent era of space exploration, the United States will expand its leadership alongside nations that share its democratic values, respect for human rights, and economic freedom. Those values will extend with us to all space destinations as the United States once again steps beyond Earth, starting with the Moon and continuing to Mars.
– As established in international law, outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, is not subject to national appropriation by claim of sovereignty, by means of use or occupation, or by any other means. The United States will pursue the extraction and utilization of space resources in compliance with applicable law, recognizing those resources as critical for sustainable exploration, scientific discovery, and commercial operations.
– All nations have the right to explore and to use space for peaceful purposes and for the benefit of all humanity, in accordance with applicable law. Consistent with that principle, the United States will continue to use space for national security activities, including for the exercise of the inherent right of self-defense. Unfettered access and freedom to operate in space is a vital national interest.
– The United States considers the space systems of all nations to have the right to pass through and conduct operations in space without interference. Purposeful interference with space systems, including supporting infrastructure, will be considered an infringement of a nation’s rights. Consistent with the defense of those rights, the United States will seek to deter, counter, and defeat threats in the space domain that are hostile to the national interests of the United States and its allies. Any purposeful interference with or an attack upon the space systems of the United States or its allies that directly affects national rights will be met with a deliberate response at a time, place, manner, and domain of our choosing.”

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2 responses to “Here's The New (Actually It is Just Revised) National Space Policy”

  1. Vladislaw says:
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    “A robust, innovative, and competitive commercial space sector is the source of continued progress and sustained United States leadership in space. The United States remains committed to encouraging and facilitating the continued growth of a domestic commercial space sector that is globally competitive, supports national interests, and advances United States leadership in the generation of new markets and innovationdriven entrepreneurship.”

    So the U.S. will not utilize commercial launches for spiraling outward, we will continue funding legacy contractors using cost plus, fixed fee, sole source FAR contracts to ensure the taxpayer continues to get the least bang for the buck as possible and keep the pork train flowing to outdated systems.

    • kcowing says:
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      Yea there are a few gaping holes in some of the words – if they really want everything to use commercial options then they need to say so – and mean it. Or not. These policies are not the most useful documents. Just saying.