Breaking Defense — Companies involved in manufacturing satellites may shift their sights away from DoD to supplying commercial players simply due to the economies of scale. Another complicating factor is that DoD demand can be fickle as it is dependent on the annual budget and political winds.

SpaceNews — The Office of Space Commerce’s Traffic Coordination System for Space, or TraCSS, includes contact information for satellite owner-operators, but it can still be difficult for countries or operators to contact each other.

Aerospace America — Based on the missions launched to date and those projected to by 2030, the number of orbit “conjunctions” where collisions or near misses are possible could increase 100-fold, according to a 2025 paper by the Aerospace Corporation.

The New York Times — NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said that Artemis III will launch in mid-2027 as a flight test to practice rendezvousing in low-earth orbit, so the agency can iterate more quickly between Artemis missions.

SpaceNews — Procurements of certain elements of the U.S. military’s low Earth orbit satellite constellation known as the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) are on hold, as the Pentagon reviews acquisition options and shifts responsibility for parts of the program outside the Space Development Agency (SDA).

Federal News Network — Chief Master Sgt. of the Space Force John Bentivegna told the Senate Armed Services Committee that while “achieving a force of just over 10,000 uniformed guardians in 2025 was a landmark milestone, it is insufficient for the missions we have been assigned.”

Payload — The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee unanimously passed the NASA Reauthorization Act of 2026, which includes amendments to expand NASA’s space nuclear capabilities.

Aviation Week — The recently passed defense appropriations bill funded the U.S. Space Force’s commercial services budget line at nearly $169 million, compared with the Pentagon’s $36.6 million request. The amount marks a fourfold increase over 2025, says Sam Wilson, director for strategy and national security at Aerospace’s Center for Space Policy and Strategy.

Aerospace America — To mark the 100th anniversary of Robert Goddard’s first flight with a rocket using liquid propellants, the Aerospace Corporation plans to publish new Goddard-themed STEM lessons plans.

Gizmodo — “While Starlink is really kind of spread across all [customer segments], Amazon and TeraWave have chosen—at least initially—to position themselves towards the higher end,” said Kevin Bell, senior VP of the Engineering and Technology Group (ETG) at The Aerospace Corporation.