Space
The global space industry is opening new markets and transforming our economy. Valued at nearly $450 billion and growing, the space industry is driving exhilarating technological progress that is helping advance many other industries, such as telecommunications, defense, bioscience, manufacturing, and energy exploration.
Our perspective
U.S. Chamber report examines how commercial innovation in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) is reshaping U.S. national security and what policymakers can do to sustain America’s advantage in space.
The Trump Administration's Executive Order fortifies the commercial space industry by streamlining regulations, modernizing infrastructure, and fostering innovation. In doing so, it sets the U.S. up to lead the next phase of space exploration and economic growth.
What a crewed Artemis II lunar mission means for industry and American space leadership.
Shaping the future of space policy
Our Work
Every day, more businesses are considering the commercial potential of space. The U.S. Chamber is working closely with government and industry leaders to turn potential into a reality. We are advancing public-private collaboration needed to support space exploration and commercial and private aerospace travel as well as to create guidelines for managing traffic and commerce. We are also helping government leaders shape smart regulations to drive innovation and growth in this emerging sector so people, businesses, industries, and economies everywhere can benefit from the limitless possibilities of space.
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Amy C. Roma, Global Energy Practice Leader at Hogan Lovells, outlines the use cases of nuclear power in space at the Global Aerospace Summit 2024.
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Latest Content
- U.S. Chamber report examines how commercial innovation in low Earth orbit is reshaping U.S. national security and what policymakers can do to sustain America’s advantage in space.Permitting delays are holding up as much as $1.5 trillion in critical infrastructure investment. Congress can help put that investment to work, building the projects communities need while lowering everyday costs for American families.This comment letter was submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration.What a crewed Artemis II lunar mission means for industry and American space leadership.This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives.The U.S. Chamber of Commerce urges the FCC to modernize and apply flexibility in satellite milestone enforcement when operators face launch delays beyond their control. Rather than halting deployments for missed interim milestones, the Chamber recommends scaled penalties (like reducing authorized satellites) to protect the public interest while still deterring spectrum warehousing.The Miami Space Summit, co-hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the SmallSat Alliance, showed that U.S. space leadership now hinges on faster execution: aligning policy, acquisition, technology, and capital around commercial capability.
