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White House Releases the First National Strategy for Cislunar Space

By Rachel Jewett

Friday, November 18th, 2022

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White House Releases the First National Strategy for Cislunar Space

Artist concept of Artemis astronaut stepping onto the Moon. Photo: NASA

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released its first strategy for U.S. science and technology leadership in Cislunar space on Nov. 17. Cislunar space covers the region of space beyond Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO), but still within the gravitational influence of the Earth and/or the Moon. OSTP said the strategy is consistent with the U.S. Space Priorities Framework. The National Cislunar Science and Technology Strategy is intended to provide a vision and science and technology objectives “for realizing U.S. leadership in responsible…

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