SaxaVord Spaceport named in a UK-Germany joint statement on launch cooperation. Why that detail lands hard right now is worth reading. #SpacePolicy #EuropeanSpace

https://spacewatch.global/2026/10/uk-and-germany-commit-to-deeper-space-cooperation-with-saxavord-at-the-centre/

Everyone at #IAC2026 promised cooperation. The announcements underneath told a different story. Torsten Kriening breaks down day one from Antalya. #SpacePolicy

https://spacewatch.global/2026/10/spacewatchgl-recap-iac-2026-day-one-antalya-talks-cooperation-builds-sovereignty/

Turkey's minister declared the Antalya Declaration on Space for Peace signed. The IAF's own advisor said the meeting could not approve it. What is actually going on?

#SpacePolicy #SpaceForPea

https://spacewatch.global/2026/10/high-level-mismatch-regarding-antalya-declaration-on-space-for-peace/

New paper alert for social studies of outer space folk and anyone else interested in #spaceports and #spacepolicy. Written with the amazing @ellietheelement.bsky.social, in it we explore the UK’s attempts to turn access to orbital space into an asset for the UK economy. #assetization #expectations

The FCC’s “Modernizing the Commission’s National Environmental Policy Act Rules” R&O would streamline space and spectrum applications by keeping NEPA focused on its core procedural purpose and avoiding additional procedural steps. www.fcc.gov/document/mod...
#SpaceEconomy #SpacePolicy

Spectrum as strategic infrastructure. A country of 41,000 people. And a case for European federation that skips Brussels entirely. Worth reading.

#SpacePolicy #Spectrum

https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/vaduz-space-dialogue-2026-spectrum-as-strategy-and-europes-case-for-federation/

Bigelow’s Space Force vision triggers a debate: should a lunar resource race guide policy or should cooperation lead humanity’s next steps in space? AI, experiencers, and politics also shape looming UAP transparency battles. #SpacePolicy #UAP #SpaceNews

Italy keeps its seat at the head of COPUOS after a remarkable show of consensus among 110 member states. What comes next for space governance?

#COPUOS #SpacePolicy

https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/italy-continues-copuos-chairmanship-with-mario-cospitos-appointment/

The space sector calls itself international. But a visa can end a career before it starts. Who quietly stops applying, and why? #SpaceCareers #SpacePolicy

https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/spacewatchgl-space-unromanced-no-passport-no-moonshot/

Psicoactivo argues Trump's UN speech avoided UFO disclosure while boosting Space Force and backing a lunar push centered on helium-3 and strategic water, signaling energy-driven space competition. #SpacePolicy #Helium3 #SpaceForce

Placing offensive weapons in orbit is a catastrophic environmental hazard that elevates debris risks for all satellite infrastructure. Being a 'first mover' does not make weaponization legal.

Read CSE’s position statement: www.spaceenvironmentalism.org/actions/posi...
#SpaceEnvironment #SpacePolicy

📡 If we detect an intelligent extraterrestrial civilization tomorrow, who should announce it? The scientists who discovered it, governments, or international organizations?

📢 How a discovery is communicated could shape how the world responds💬

#SETI #PostDetection #ScienceCommunication #SpacePolicy

New episode probes cis-lunar conflict planning, Elizondo's legal saga, PURSUE Tranche 6, and Vallee's AI-led UAP contact ideas, with media and legal strategies shaping the next phase of disclosure. #UAP #SpacePolicy #PURSUE

Two recent social media posts by Donald Trump regarding space policy require closer factual context.

resist47.news keeps you informed.

#resist47 #SpacePolicy #PresidentialTweets #SpaceExploration #WhiteHouseSpace

Europe falling behind in space? A sharp post-Paris Summit opinion says the real story is more interesting than that. #EuropeanSpace #SpacePolicy

https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/spacewatchgl-opinion-what-europe-should-do-now-in-space/

Policy makers predict that Trump and Xi Can’t Stop the U.S.-China Spiral
#LEO #spacepolicy.
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The 1972 Liability Convention has only been successfully invoked once—in 1978. As orbital traffic booms, we lack a legal framework for in-space collisions. More needs to be done to create modern space liability laws to protect our shared orbits. ⚖️🛰️ #SpacePolicy #LEO

A proposed US Space Academy could dangerously blur the vital line between peaceful exploration and military dominance. #SpacePolicy sugataai.com/blog/trump-i...

Paris set the ambition. Now Europe has to follow through. Torsten Kriening on what the International Space Summit actually committed Europe to. #SpacePolicy #EuropeInSpace

https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/spacewatchgl-analysis-paris-set-the-ambition-now-someone-has-to-build-the-plumbing/