The Smartest Money in the Room Is Looking Up
Nearly $3 billion in private capital has been invested in commercial LEO. A business controller's read on why the numbers are more interesting than the narrative.
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Meink: Space Force Programs Ready to Execute Once FY27 Budget Lands
Secretary Troy Meink and space acquisition advisor Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy laid out Space Force execution plans, SDA-style PAE reform, and a multi-year satellite buying push at Space Symposium 2026.
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Saltzman Rolls Out Space Force Objective Force, Flags CR as Top Risk
Chief of Space Operations uses his final Space Symposium briefing to set force design through 2040, scale procurement and press allied integration.
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NRL to Showcase Sovereign Space Capabilities at 41st Space Symposium
Targeting the growing requirement for resilient space domain awareness and autonomous orbital infrastructure, the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) will unveil its latest suite of revolutionary technologies at the 41st […]
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Isaacman’s Budget Math: How NASA Plans to Reach the Moon With a Quarter Less Money
The NASA fiscal year 2027 budget proposal, released on April 6, 2026, reveals a stark strategic pivot spearheaded by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman. A former commercial astronaut and founder of […]
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Space Force Reassigns Final GPS III Mission to SpaceX Following Vulcan Anomaly
On March 20, 2026, Space Systems Command (SSC) announced it is reassigning the launch of the final GPS III satellite from United Launch Alliance (ULA) to SpaceX. The satellite, GPS […]
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NASA Realignment ‘Ignition’ Accelerates Shift Toward Commercial Lunar Economy
On Tuesday, March 24, 2026, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman unveiled “Ignition,” a comprehensive agencywide realignment designed to implement the 2025 National Space Policy. The initiative marks a strategic pivot from […]
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Saying Goodbye to the ISS, and Hello to the Orbital Tenancy Trap
By Evan Grey Legal Contributor, SatNews For a quarter of a century, the International Space Station (ISS) has served as a true monument to post-Cold War optimism: an orbital sanctuary where geopolitical […]
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Sovereign Checkpoints and Debt Cliffs
The commercial satellite communications sector has reached a structural turning point. The assumption of a borderless sky, where global mesh networks and technical neutrality defined market access, no longer holds. The industry has entered a new phase in which states intervene directly to enforce what amounts to orbital sovereignty.
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Geopolitical Analysis: U.S. Space Strategy in Africa Facing Chinese Competition
WASHINGTON — A strategic analysis released by the Atlantic Council highlights a critical shift in the “Sovereign-Commercial Nexus,” warning that the United States must reform its commercial partnership models with […]
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