The U.S. State Department, through its Office of Space Affairs, plays a crucial role in shaping international space policy and promoting American leadership in space exploration, commercialization, and utilization. It leads diplomatic efforts to foster a rules-based international framework for space activities, including the Artemis Accords, and works to strengthen collaborations with other spacefaring nations and international organizations. The Department also focuses on using space-based capabilities to address global challenges and advance U.S. foreign policy objectives. Key partners include NASA, NOAA, USGS, and the National Space Council; associated keywords are space diplomacy, international cooperation, space policy, and commercial space.
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In the US, the Munitions List is administered by the State Department and covers military items including missiles and rockets.
The United States, led by NASA and the U.S. Department of State, signed the Artemis Accords on October 13, 2020, along with seven other founding nations.
The United States, led by NASA and the U.S. Department of State, signed the Artemis Accords on Oct. 13, 2020, with seven other founding nations.
A proposed legislative amendment to Title 22, Chapter 48a in the U.S. Code would direct the Department of State to register satellites launched for Taiwan in the U.S. registry not later than seven days after launch.
A proposed legislative amendment would require the Department of State to file for registration as the "launching State" with the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs within a reasonable time after registering satellites in the U.S. register.
Dmitriev was temporarily sanctioned by the US State Department in April 2025 to attend meetings in Washington, DC.
Valda Vikmanis, director of the State Department’s Office of Space Affairs, participated in a panel discussion at the SpaceNews Icon Awards on 2024-12-06 about Artemis Accords discussions.
The second objective of the action plan endorses the concept of an International Lunar Year by the end of the decade, with the State Department leading that effort and a goal of submitting a proposal to the United Nations General Assembly by 2026.
The Artemis Accords were established in 2020 by the United States, led by NASA with the U.S. Department of State, and seven other initial signatory nations.
On 2024-10-17 the U.S. Commerce Department published three rules and the State Department published a related rule offering phased changes to U.S. export control regulations for space technologies.
The State Department began planning the transfer of certain space items from the USML to the CCL in 2019.
State Department officials projected that final rules moving items from the USML to the CCL would require additional review time and would extend into 2024.
Chris Weil is the technology and jurisdiction analysis division chief in the State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.
A decade ago, the State Department enacted changes moving many space technologies off the US Munitions List (USML) to the Commerce Control List (CCL).
NASA, in coordination with the U.S. Department of State and seven other initial signatory nations, established the Artemis Accords in 2020.
Valda Vikmanis-Keller, director of the Office of Space Affairs at the State Department, noted growing interest in the Artemis Accords among countries.
Iceland provided a signed copy of the Artemis Accords to the State Department without a signing ceremony.
The State Department noted that discussions about Portugal signing the Artemis Accords are underway.
NASA, the U.S. Department of State, and seven other nations established the Artemis Accords in 2020 to set out principles grounded in the Outer Space Treaty of 1967 and three related space treaties.
The Artemis Accords were established by NASA and the U.S. Department of State in 2020.