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FCC Pushes Satellite Modernization as Carr Warns of ‘Space Race 2.0’

Chairman Brendan Carr touted faster approvals and expanded spectrum access to sustain U.S. space leadership.

Akul Saxena

Nov 7, 2025 — 3 min read

Photo of FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, (center), with panelist (from left) Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Sarah Campbell (moderator), White House ecnomic adviser Ryan Baasch, Carr, FCC Space Bureau Chief Jay Schwarz, Amazon Senior Corporate Counsel Michael Carlson, and Lockheed Martin Vice President Jennifer Warren on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7, 2025 — FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said the United States has entered a “Space Race 2.0,” and touted his efforts to accelerate space licensing and expand access to spectrum, in a speech at Federalist Society’s National Lawyers’ Conference here on Friday

Carr said the Federal Communications Commission's Space Bureau, created under his predecessor, former agency Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, had accelerated licensing and expanded access to spectrum as part of his broader “Build America” infrastructure agenda linking broadband, wireless, and orbital networks.

“We’re working to make the U.S. the friendliest regulatory environment in the world for innovators to launch, grow, and scale space operations,” Carr said.

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