Australia: Background and U.S. Relations
Overview
Australia’s relationship with the United States, forged as allies in all major U.S. wars, remains close. The two countries enjoy close trade, political, cultural, intelligence, and defense re...
Space Resource Extraction: Overview and Issues for Congress
Many in Congress have expressed interest in opportunities to extract resources (e.g., oxygen, water, precious metals) from the Moon, Mars, and asteroids—an activity often referred to as space resource...