Aerospace Urges Space Regulatory Reform, Focus on Space Spectrum Matters

The U.S. needs to end years of debates about space regulatory reforms in favor of making decisions about issues such as who has mission authorization, according to Aerospace Corp. In a series of space policy papers Thursday, it also said the next presidential administration must make several space spectrum choices early in its term. Space spectrum matters that will demand attention, it said, include spectrum for lunar surface and lunar orbit communications and inter-satellite links from geostationary orbit to other orbits. It said there's a need for multi-orbit, multi-mission capable commercial terminals across various satellite constellations that will support the need for greater connectivity in the Arctic.