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The US State Department's response warns that the EU Space Act would impose unacceptable regulatory burdens on US companies.
The US State Department released its comments on the proposed EU Space Act on 4 November 2025.
The US State Department stated that the EU Space Act could create a hostile environment for collaboration and innovation between the US and Europe.
The comments from the US State Department reflect concerns shared by European space industry leaders regarding the EU Space Act.
The US State Department noted that non-tariff barriers would challenge areas such as space weather, remote sensing, space exploration, spaceflight safety, space debris mitigation and remediation, communications, and cooperation with the European Space Agency.
The US State Department submitted comments on the EU Space Act this week.
The US State Department criticized the proposed legislation as being contrary to earlier agreements between the US and Europe.
The US State Department focused on ensuring that EU Space Act regulations would not apply to US businesses operating in Europe or launching European payloads.
The US State Department criticized regulatory burdens for being anti-innovation due to their prohibitive costs, especially for smaller companies and startups.
The US State Department pointed out that if the EU Space Act supersedes existing national regulations and international agreements, it could hinder bilateral projects in the space industry.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.