New Biden-era space policy will focus on defending the US and orbital climate change monitoring

Vice President Kamala Harris' Office released a new framework for US space policy on Wednesday, showing how the Biden Administration plans approach to civil, commercial and national security-related use of space amid growing commercial interests and concerns about Chinese and Russian competition. The seven-page document, titled the'United States Space Priorities Framework,' includes many of the same space priorities from the Trump administration, such as the Artemis program, but cites using space to fight climate change and the importance of investing in STEM education. Harris, set to convene the inaugural meeting of the National Space Council at 1:30pm ET, plans to ask members of the government body'to accelerate, expand, and develop rules and norms for responsible behavior in space,' the White House said. 'We are on the cusp of historic changes in access to and use of space - changes that have the potential to bring the benefits of space to more people and communities than ever before,' the administration said in a report outlining its space priorities. Vice President Kamala Harris' Office released a new framework for US space policy on Wednesday, showing how the Biden Administration plans approach to civil, commercial and national security-related use of space amid growing commercial interests and concerns about Chinese and Russian competition This will mark the first meeting of the National Space Council during the Biden Administration.