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Commercial Space Flight -- Navigating the Gravitational Pull of Budget Cuts

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 06.10.13

On May 2, NASA announced that Congressional funding cuts in the Commercial Crew Program have delayed its plans to transport U.S. astronauts to and from the International Space Station using commercial launch services offered by U.S. companies. In Commercial Space Flight: Recent Turbulence and Promising Future?, Crowell & Moring attorneys discuss NASA's plans to replace the space shuttle with commercially operated space lift capabilities, recent setbacks in those plans, and the potential future trajectory of the commercial space flight industry.


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Client Alert | 6 min read | 06.03.26

Executive Order Creates Voluntary Regulatory Regime of Frontier AI Models

On June 2, 2026, President Trump signed a highly anticipated artificial intelligence and cybersecurity Executive Order, “Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security” (the EO), directing several national security and civilian agencies to ramp up scrutiny of cutting-edge AI models and bolster federal cybersecurity defenses against AI-enabled threats....