5. Key Impacts of Changes. As space policies, laws and policies evolve over time; their impact expands to affect more countries, nation states, militaries, commercial business, educational institutions and individuals. Early space policies only affected a few countries and had minimal impact on commercial businesses and individuals.
For instance, the congressional bill authorizing the POTUS to move items from the USML to the CCL, highlights the shift to expand commercial use of space and the expansion of U.S. space companies (Bureau of Arms Control, 1967). The shift in focus toward U.S. commercial space companies through space launch, commercial crew and cargo vehicles is offering U.S. space companies expanded opportunities both nationally
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Conclusion. In summary, the United State’ primary objectives for space laws, polices and directives are improving their global position through utilizing space through all instruments of national power (DIME-FIL). The United States continues to increase their space competitiveness index scores by focusing on government, human capital, and industrial approaches to space (Corporation, 2013).
Currently the U.S. and its primary allies have established a comprehensive space program providing unprecedented global space capabilities, to include both global and regional aspects of space laws, policies and directives. For example, in 2012, more than 60 nations had participated in the development or launch of civil satellites and all of the G20 countries have space programs (Corporation, 2013).
In addition, the U.S. is pursuing niche areas in space and improving space related initiatives with existing coalition partners and with emerging coalition partners. These partnerships will ultimately have positive economic impacts, nurture their space workforce, increase space educational opportunities, drive innovation and improve political relationships. The U.S. government’s position must be that an international and regional partnerships with coalition partners is the most effective method for meeting their national space objectives in space laws, policies and directives in the current situation and in the