Akin Space Law, Regulation and Policy Update | March 21, 2025
There have been plenty of space headlines over the past couple of weeks. Butch and Suni finally got a ride home. The Senate Commerce Committee moved important space bills forward and Space Systems Command expressed interest in commercial alternatives to legacy systems. President Trump indicated Mars is not at the top of his priority list and China opened up its Mars sample return mission to international participation.
All this and more in this week’s edition of Akin’s Space Law, Regulation and Policy newsletter.
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