Donald Trump Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com Covering the business and politics of space Thu, 06 Mar 2025 19:38:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-SN_forza_star-32x32.png Donald Trump Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com 32 32 80681979 Regulations are in the crosshairs. But which ones? https://spacenews.com/regulations-are-in-the-crosshairs-but-which-ones/ https://spacenews.com/regulations-are-in-the-crosshairs-but-which-ones/#respond Fri, 07 Mar 2025 14:30:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=514046 President Donald Trump signs executive orders on February 10, in the Oval Office. Credit: Official White House photo by Abe McNatt

Early in President Donald Trump’s first term, he turned to an executive order to accelerate deregulation. For each new mandate enacted, he called for the repeal of two regulations. This […]

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How independent space companies can fight back against misinformation from Elon Musk and Donald Trump https://spacenews.com/how-independent-space-companies-can-fight-back-against-misinformation-from-elon-musk-and-donald-trump/ https://spacenews.com/how-independent-space-companies-can-fight-back-against-misinformation-from-elon-musk-and-donald-trump/#respond Fri, 28 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=513641 Self-proclaimed "First Buddy" Elon Musk gestures while discussing the sixth Starship test launch with President-elect Donald Trump at Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas. To the right of Trump is Gen. Chance Saltzman, Chief of space operations for the U.S. Space Force.

The space industry thrives on precision, innovation and scientific rigor. But in today’s media landscape, facts often take a backseat to spectacle. Two of the loudest voices in the space […]

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Space industry hunts for ways to adapt to Trump’s trade policies https://spacenews.com/space-industry-hunts-for-ways-to-adapt-to-trumps-trade-policies/ https://spacenews.com/space-industry-hunts-for-ways-to-adapt-to-trumps-trade-policies/#respond Thu, 27 Feb 2025 00:25:40 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=513609

Faced with rising costs and supply chain disruptions, the space industry is scrambling to mitigate the financial strain of the Trump administration’s “America First” trade and tariff policies.

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Musk and Trump repeat inaccurate claims about Starliner astronauts https://spacenews.com/musk-and-trump-repeat-inaccurate-claims-about-starliner-astronauts/ https://spacenews.com/musk-and-trump-repeat-inaccurate-claims-about-starliner-astronauts/#respond Wed, 19 Feb 2025 17:41:21 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=513261 Wilmore and Williams

President Donald Trump and SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk reiterated claims in a televised interview that NASA astronauts were “abandoned” on the ISS.

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Trump’s Iron Dome order needs constructive debate to reach its full potential https://spacenews.com/trumps-iron-dome-order-needs-constructive-debate-to-reach-its-full-potential/ https://spacenews.com/trumps-iron-dome-order-needs-constructive-debate-to-reach-its-full-potential/#respond Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=512805

On January 27, President Trump signed an executive order to establish the “Iron Dome for America.” This directive mandates that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth submit a plan for a […]

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Trump’s interest in Greenland highlights space race in the high North https://spacenews.com/trumps-interest-in-greenland-highlights-space-race-in-the-high-north/ https://spacenews.com/trumps-interest-in-greenland-highlights-space-race-in-the-high-north/#respond Thu, 13 Feb 2025 14:30:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=512932

President Donald Trump has developed a strong fixation on Greenland, and floated the idea of the United States buying the island from Denmark. The proposal has been broadly criticized for […]

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Hubble, bubble, toil, and trouble: stirring up an arms race in space https://spacenews.com/hubble-bubble-toil-and-trouble-stirring-up-an-arms-race-in-space/ https://spacenews.com/hubble-bubble-toil-and-trouble-stirring-up-an-arms-race-in-space/#respond Tue, 11 Feb 2025 14:30:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=512650 Illustration of a space tracking and surveillance system.

Like a cursed spell, space-based missile defense keeps getting resurrected — no matter how many times it’s been banished. President Trump’s Executive Order, The Iron Dome for America, released Jan. […]

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What Trump’s first weeks back in office mean for space https://spacenews.com/what-trumps-first-weeks-back-in-office-mean-for-space/ https://spacenews.com/what-trumps-first-weeks-back-in-office-mean-for-space/#respond Fri, 07 Feb 2025 16:13:08 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=512698

The second Trump administration has started with a series of rapid changes to how the federal government operates. Here’s what the president introduced in the last week and what it […]

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Why more US-African space cooperation is the answer  https://spacenews.com/why-more-us-african-space-cooperation-is-the-answer/ https://spacenews.com/why-more-us-african-space-cooperation-is-the-answer/#respond Thu, 06 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=512371 A July 6, 2015 image of Africa and Europe taken by NASA's Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite. Credit: NASA

As President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio settle into their roles, the administration’s priorities for the coming years are coming into focus. Trump has laid out an […]

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Foust Forward | ESA navigates its uncertain future with NASA https://spacenews.com/foust-forward-esa-navigates-its-uncertain-future-with-nasa/ https://spacenews.com/foust-forward-esa-navigates-its-uncertain-future-with-nasa/#respond Thu, 30 Jan 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=512097 Satellite imagery showing receding ice in Greenland. Credit: NASA

Donald Trump didn’t wait to return to the White House before he started to shake up foreign policy. In the weeks leading up to his second inauguration, Trump proposed reclaiming […]

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NASA rules out immediate Crew-9 return, saying astronauts will come back “as soon as practical” https://spacenews.com/nasa-rules-out-immediate-crew-9-return-saying-astronauts-will-come-back-as-soon-as-practical/ https://spacenews.com/nasa-rules-out-immediate-crew-9-return-saying-astronauts-will-come-back-as-soon-as-practical/#respond Wed, 29 Jan 2025 19:58:34 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=512141 Wilmore and Williams

NASA appears to be retaining existing plans to return astronauts from the International Space Station after calls to bring them back “as soon as possible.”

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Trump tells Musk to bring back ‘stranded’ ISS astronauts SpaceX already planned to return https://spacenews.com/trump-tells-musk-to-bring-back-stranded-iss-astronauts-spacex-already-planned-to-return/ https://spacenews.com/trump-tells-musk-to-bring-back-stranded-iss-astronauts-spacex-already-planned-to-return/#respond Wed, 29 Jan 2025 09:48:51 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=512124 Williams and Wilmore

President Trump says he has told SpaceX to return two NASA astronauts “abandoned” on the ISS even though SpaceX already planned to bring them back.

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Trump orders ‘Iron Dome for America’ in sweeping missile defense push https://spacenews.com/trump-orders-iron-dome-for-america-in-sweeping-missile-defense-push/ https://spacenews.com/trump-orders-iron-dome-for-america-in-sweeping-missile-defense-push/#respond Tue, 28 Jan 2025 12:01:20 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=512045

The order sets a bold agenda to address emerging threats, including hypersonic missiles, through advanced technological solutions, including space-based interceptors.

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China’s lunar agenda – a heightened warning https://spacenews.com/chinas-lunar-agenda-a-heightened-warning/ https://spacenews.com/chinas-lunar-agenda-a-heightened-warning/#respond Mon, 27 Jan 2025 13:45:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=511955 An artist conception of the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS), post-2030.

With the election over and the 119th Congress set to convene, nowhere is the need to get back to business more critical than in the realm of national security. Front […]

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Trump team signals defense acquisition overhaul https://spacenews.com/trump-team-signals-defense-acquisition-overhaul/ https://spacenews.com/trump-team-signals-defense-acquisition-overhaul/#respond Fri, 24 Jan 2025 15:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=511832 Elon Musk speaks at the U.S. Air Force Academy's Arnold Hall in April 2022 in Colorado Springs. Credit: U.S. Air Force

A new guard of tech billionaires and venture capitalists is mobilizing to overhaul the Pentagon’s multi-billion dollar space acquisition process as Donald Trump begins his second term at the White […]

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We need a National Space Council to chart our future in outer space https://spacenews.com/we-need-a-national-space-council-to-chart-our-future-in-outer-space/ https://spacenews.com/we-need-a-national-space-council-to-chart-our-future-in-outer-space/#respond Thu, 23 Jan 2025 16:30:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=511855 Trump NSC signing

Politico recently published an article entitled “A Musk-shaped question hangs over the National Space Council,” questioning whether President Trump will revitalize the National Space Council as it was under his […]

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How the space industry is preparing for Trump’s tariffs https://spacenews.com/how-the-space-industry-is-preparing-for-trumps-tariffs/ https://spacenews.com/how-the-space-industry-is-preparing-for-trumps-tariffs/#respond Thu, 23 Jan 2025 14:30:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=511737 Image generated for SpaceNews by the author using DALL-E.

Donald Trump has returned to the White House Jan. 20, having promised import taxes that could raise costs and reduce access to critical materials for the United States space industry. […]

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SLS in transition: from Biden to Trump https://spacenews.com/sls-in-transition-from-biden-to-trump/ https://spacenews.com/sls-in-transition-from-biden-to-trump/#respond Thu, 23 Jan 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=511826

Ending the Space Launch System’s decades-long drain on the United States’ limited spaceflight budget should be a high priority during the transition from President Joe Biden to President-elect Donald Trump. Unfortunately, […]

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Transforming NASA: enabling America’s commercial space leadership https://spacenews.com/transforming-nasa-enabling-americas-commercial-space-leadership/ https://spacenews.com/transforming-nasa-enabling-americas-commercial-space-leadership/#respond Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=511589 A reorganized NASA Technology Directorate could help streamline the agency’s “moon to Mars” ambitions. Credit: NASA

With the United States space sector already generating more than $380 billion annually and supporting 100,000 American jobs, incoming NASA administrator Jared Isaacman and NASA stand at a crossroads. Isaacman […]

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Second Trump administration begins with confusion on acting NASA leadership https://spacenews.com/second-trump-administration-begins-with-confusion-on-acting-nasa-leadership/ https://spacenews.com/second-trump-administration-begins-with-confusion-on-acting-nasa-leadership/#respond Mon, 20 Jan 2025 21:35:58 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=511735 Petro

The second Trump administration started with soaring rhetoric about sending humans to Mars but confusion about who was leading NASA on an acting basis.

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Trump’s second term: the space priorities and players https://spacenews.com/trumps-second-term-the-space-priorities-and-players/ https://spacenews.com/trumps-second-term-the-space-priorities-and-players/#respond Mon, 20 Jan 2025 17:50:37 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=511708 Trump at KSC

Our guide for a second Trump administration as it relates to space.

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Why organizing the White House for sustained space leadership is necessary https://spacenews.com/why-organizing-the-white-house-for-sustained-space-leadership-is-necessary/ https://spacenews.com/why-organizing-the-white-house-for-sustained-space-leadership-is-necessary/#respond Mon, 20 Jan 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=511572 Vice President Kamala Harris convenes the third meeting of the National Space Council under the Biden administration on Dec. 20, 2023. Credit: NOAA

As the Trump 2.0 administration begins to take shape, one of the questions orbiting in the beltway space community is whether President-elect Trump will retain the National Space Council — […]

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Trump taps former Space Force commander for senior Air Force post https://spacenews.com/trump-taps-former-space-force-commander-for-senior-air-force-post/ https://spacenews.com/trump-taps-former-space-force-commander-for-senior-air-force-post/#respond Sat, 18 Jan 2025 23:58:07 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=511685

Matthew Lohmeier, a former Space Force commander who was removed from his post over his public criticism of military diversity initiatives, is Trump’s pick to be undersecretary of the Air Force

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Trump taps space and intelligence veteran Troy Meink as Air Force secretary https://spacenews.com/trump-taps-space-and-intelligence-veteran-troy-meink-as-air-force-secretary/ https://spacenews.com/trump-taps-space-and-intelligence-veteran-troy-meink-as-air-force-secretary/#respond Thu, 16 Jan 2025 21:52:31 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=511604

Meink currently serves as principal deputy director of the National Reconnaissance Office

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