We're about a quarter of the way through "Space Month."

That's the nickname that Brendan Carr, chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has given to October 2025. The branding is part of the agency's push to streamline space regulations, which Carr said is a big priority going forward.

"We are declaring October 2025 'Space Month' at the FCC," Carr said in an emailed statement on Monday (Oct. 6). "Big picture — our goal is to make sure that the U.S. is the friendliest regulatory environment in the world for innovators to start, to grow and to accelerate their space operations."

The FCC has authority over space communications, issuing licenses and allocating specific segments of the radio band to satellite operators. The agency forms a sort of regulatory tag-team with

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