The U.S. State Department submitted a formal critique of the draft EU Space Act this week, calling its rules "unfair and unwarranted" and warning the law — which European industry already fears — could jeopardize cooperation on space weather, remote sensing, exploration, safety, debris mitigation and communications.
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The State Department's formal comments say the draft law could disrupt sharing of sensor data and joint operations—threatening coordination on space-traffic monitoring and regional surveillance efforts (see recent US–EU coordination on regional space-traffic monitoring).
European industry has warned the Act would raise compliance costs and slow innovation for firms operating across the Atlantic, a concern the State Department echoed (see analysis of how the EU Space Act could stifle innovation and raise costs for U.S. space firms).
Any legal barriers to data exchange or joint missions could complicate allied ISR, space-domain awareness and NATO-linked programs as allies increase investment in shared space capabilities (see NATO's planned investment in space-domain awareness and ISR).
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