NSM-22 Release: Space Industry Left Out, but Opportunity Beckons for Independent Space Infrastructure Policy

If you listened closely, you could hear the collective groans of the commercial space community echo through space and time on April 30, 2024. This is the infamous day that the new federal government policy on critical infrastructure (National Security Memorandum 22) was released with nary a mention of space or satellites. For many, this was an affront …