Space policy and national security dominate the latest space and astronomy developments.

President Trump has unveiled a new space policy aimed at launching a 'Golden Age of Space Transportation,' which seeks to drastically increase the frequency of spacecraft launches and re-entries.

SpaceX is reportedly planning a significant expansion in the United States with a $100 billion investment to construct a second private spaceport in Louisiana.

The Artemis II crew, consisting of astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen, will be awarded a top US space medal for their historic lunar journey that set a distance record from Earth.

The Department of Justice and the FBI have disrupted a widespread Chinese-linked hacking campaign that specifically targeted sensitive US infrastructure and agencies, including NASA.

Future survival concerns have been raised regarding potential existential threats to humanity by 2026, with experts evaluating the varying risk levels of catastrophic events like asteroid impacts, nuclear conflicts, and pandemics.