Public Policy

The Department of Energy Office of Science has been reorganized. SpaceX and Reflect Orbital submitted responses to petitions to deny their recent Federal Communications Commission applications. AAS submitted a response...

The White House has been slowing release of science funds. The NASA Authorization Act has passed out of the Senate Commerce Committee. AAS has submitted petitions to deny FCC application filings on Reflect Orbital and on...

NASA has been directed to pause work on a variety of science missions. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has opened the comment period on recent filings from SpaceX and Reflect Orbital. AAS has submitted reply...

Step-by-step guide for submitting comments on satellite applications to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Congress is working on a path forward for the remaining FY26 spending bills. NASA is no longer supporting planetary science analysis/assessment groups. AAS submitted two public comments to the FCC. CVD applications are...

On 15 January 2026, the US Senate passed a “minibus” of Fiscal Year 2026 spending bills. In this blog post, we break down the provisions of these bills that are relevant to the astronomical sciences, covering NSF, NASA...

It is unlikely that any more appropriations bills will pass by the end of the year. Jared Isaacman has been confirmed as NASA Administrator. There are a variety of policy sessions coming up at AAS 247.

Congress is working to pass the remaining FY2026 appropriations bills, and House members are voicing concerns about recent reports from NASA Goddard. Urge your members of Congress to support the STEM workforce.

The Senate has moved forward on a bill to reopen the government. Jared Isaacman has been renominated to serve as NASA Administrator. Take action today to support the US STEM workforce and our federal science agencies.

The government is still shut down. Several universities have declined to participate in the administration’s proposed funding compact.