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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The U.S. State Department released a fact sheet on 2019-05-27 that stated the United States and Japan agreed on the importance of a sustained human presence on and around the moon.
At the National Space Council meeting in Huntsville, Alabama on 2019-03-26, the Commerce Department committed to join the State Department for a two-day Space Enterprise Summit in Washington to address space industry competitiveness.
U.S. government agencies spent two years discussing interference limits for the 24 GHz band before the FCC, with State Department backing, opted to retain the interference limits it established decades ago.
Ajit Pai rejected the invitation to the 2019-03-11 interagency meeting, stating the matter was settled and noting that the State Department agreed with the FCC approach.
The U.S. State Department was taking public comments on the new rule through 2018-11-19.
The State Department expects to build a team to work on space policy for years to come.