NASA aims to save a sinking space telescope with a rendezvous in orbit
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NASA aims to save a sinking space telescope with a rendezvous in orbit (nbcnews); The Supreme Court Expands Presidential Power (nytimes)
- NASA aims to save a sinking space telescope with a rendezvous in orbit (nbcnews)
- NASA Aims to Catch a Falling Space Telescope and Push It Back Up (nytimes)
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6 bills on this issue are moving right now — and the most active one is S.428: SAFE Orbit Act.
S.428 · 119th Congress
SAFE Orbit Act
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What S.428 actually does
This story is about NASA aims to save a sinking space telescope with a rendezvous in orbit. This bill would give statutory authority to federal space situational awareness and space traffic coordination services.
If passed, it would:
- give statutory authority to federal space situational awareness and space traffic coordination services • elevate and define the Office of Space Commerce’s role in collecting and sharing orbital safety data.
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This story is about NASA aims to save a sinking space telescope with a rendezvous in orbit. This bill would generally limit district-court injunctive relief to the parties before the court or the district.
If passed, it would
- generally limit district-court injunctive relief to the parties before the court or the district • shift more challenges to executive action toward narrower or class-based litigation.
This story is about NASA aims to save a sinking space telescope with a rendezvous in orbit. This bill would require NASA to transmit recent Hubble reboost feasibility studies to Congress.
If passed, it would
- require NASA to transmit recent Hubble reboost feasibility studies to Congress • direct NASA to plan for low-Earth-orbit continuity, ISS deorbit capabilities, commercial LEO development.
This story is about NASA aims to save a sinking space telescope with a rendezvous in orbit. This bill would revive expedited congressional consideration of presidential reorganization plans through 2026.
If passed, it would
- revive expedited congressional consideration of presidential reorganization plans through 2026 • allow broader plans involving federal staffing, rules, and independent agencies than prior law allowed.
This story is about NASA aims to save a sinking space telescope with a rendezvous in orbit. This bill would nullify the March 27, 2025 executive order excluding specified agencies from federal labor-management relations programs.
If passed, it would
- nullify the March 27, 2025 executive order excluding specified agencies from federal labor-management relations • preserve collective-bargaining coverage for affected federal workers unless Congress changes the law.
This story is about NASA aims to save a sinking space telescope with a rendezvous in orbit. This bill would require NASA to maintain capability for a continuous U.S. presence in low Earth orbit through and beyond ISS retirement.
If passed, it would
- require NASA to maintain capability for a continuous U.S. presence in low Earth orbit through and beyond ISS retirement • allow NASA to solicit commercial station proposals and require development of an ISS deorbit vehicle.
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