The Journal of Space Commerce – The Aerospace Corporation in Colorado Springs, CO, is hosting a tabletop exercise, “Campaigning with Commercial Partners,” in June 2026. Operators and prime contractors who participate will shape the government’s expectations for what a cybersecurity-ready commercial partner looks like.
Breaking Defense – The Space Rapid Capabilities Office (Space RCO) and the U.S. Space Force’s innovation arm, SpaceWERX, awarded three small companies contracts worth $3 million each, to develop new radar warning receivers for future highly maneuverable satellites in geosynchronous Earth orbit.
SpaceNews — A manufacturing issue involving a European company, Thales Alenia Space, resulted in corrosion in modules produced for both the lunar Gateway and Axiom Space’s commercial space station.
Air and Space Forces — The U.S. Space Force’s attempt to cancel the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar program, appears to be a show of confidence that LEO and MEO Resilient Missile Warning/Missile Tracking satellites are a more viable alternative.
Aerospace’s Sam Wilson, director for strategy and national security for the Center for Space Policy and Strategy, joined The Downlink Podcast to discuss the U.S. Space Force’s proposed budget.
SpaceNews — NASA is reserving a small amount of space on a Mars telecommunications spacecraft for science, which could include one or more cubesats.
SpaceCom — Aerospace’s Lori Gordon, Systems Director for Space Enterprise Evolution Directorate, writes about the opportunities, challenges, and strategic next steps for Orbital Data Centers.
SpaceNews — The U.S. Space Force is sharply increasing its demand for heavy-lift launches, with an additional 25 missions are being forecast for 2027-2029.
SpaceNews — NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is now scheduled for launch in early September, ahead of schedule.
Aviation Week — “There’s at least 40 different companies that have expressed interest in some element of the DiskSat,” Debra Emmons, VP and CTO at Aerospace. “Some are space companies thinking about doing spacecraft manufacturing at scale. Others are thinking about it as a host platform for their payloads or mission operators.”
