Space.com — Aerospace's Grant Cates (senior project leader in launch operations for the Space Safety Institute), Marlon Sorge (executive director of the Center for Orbital and Reentry Debris Studies (CORDS)), and Brian Weeden (director of civil and commercial policy at the Center for Space Policy and Strategy) all commented on an incident where a suspected impact of space debris cracked a window on China's Shenzhou 20 crew's return vessel.
Florida Space Coast Tops 100 Launches as Space Force Pushes for Range Upgrades
SpaceNews — The Starlink mission marked the 100th orbital launch of the year, the first time Cape Canaveral and Kennedy Space Center have ever seen triple-digit activity in a single calendar year. Col. Brian Chatman: The volume is here to stay. The next step is making sure the infrastructure can keep up.
Winning the Space-Cyber War Requires Continuous Investment, Vigilance, and Collaboration
Via Satellite — Aerospace's Jim Myers, in an opinion piece: "Without continuous testing and adaptation, the space assets critical to preserving our national security and economic prosperity risk becoming fatal vulnerabilities."
New Cybersecurity Rules for Pentagon’s Commercial Satellite Vendors
Air and Space Forces — Aerospace's Brandon Bailey told CyberSat conference attendees about new rules from the the Pentagon-led interagency Committee on National Security Systems, which commercial satellite operators must employ if their products or services are used by U.S. intelligence agencies or military services.
Attack, Defend, Pursue—the US Space Force’s New Naming Scheme Foretells New Era
Ars Technica — The document, titled Space Force Instruction 16-403, covers Space Force weapon system naming and designations, including "A for Attack," "B for Battle Management," and "P for Pursuit."
NRO Establishes Space Cyber Program After Last Month’s Moonshine Guardian Exercise
Via Satellite — After the U.S. Space Force held a Moonlight Defender series of cyber exercises, which used Aerospace's “Moonlighter” 3U cube satellite, the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) established a space cyber program to serve as the central hub for space cyber activities across the agency.
Space Minds Podcast: Reimagining Space Stations for the Commercial Age
Marshall Smith, CEO of Starlab Space, reflects on his path from NASA engineer to leading the development of a next-generation commercial space station.
Race For First Private Space Station Heats Up As NASA Set To Retire ISS
Barron's — With NASA's International Space Station set to come out of service in 2030, American aerospace firm Vast has stepped into a frenzied race for the world's first commercial space station.
USSF Issues Canada Space Command-and-Control RFI
Aviation Week — The U.S. Space Force is conducting market research for a potential foreign military sale (FMS) to Canada of command-and-control (C2) capabilities. The new enterprise-level system would upgrade Canada’s currently fragmented capabilities and processes
Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket Sticks Landing in Key Milestone
Washington Post — The successful second launch represents a major step forward for Jeff Bezos's rocket company as it seeks to catch up with Elon Musk's SpaceX.