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NASA leads renewed Moon push as Pentagon signals it will follow to protect U.S. interests

NASA is driving renewed lunar exploration, but military leaders warn the Pentagon will ramp up presence and capabilities to secure U.S. interests on and around the Moon. Officials say they don't want to be "flat-footed" as lunar activity expands, signaling growing overlap between civil and defense space programs.

2026-03-31T18:58:40.496136-07:00

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Agentic AI: the future of space warfare

2026-03-31T06:32:22.900668-07:00

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MizarVision publicly tracked U.S. F-22s, C2 aircraft and carrier groups during Operation Epic Fury

2026-03-31T08:55:34.363651-07:00

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Satellogic names former NGA director Vice Adm. Frank D. Whitworth III, USN (Ret.), as strategic advisor

2026-03-31T02:01:09.975570-07:00

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NASA leads renewed Moon push as Pentagon signals it will follow to protect U.S. interests NASA is driving renewed lunar exploration, but military leaders warn the Pentagon will ramp up presence and capabilities to secure U.S. interests on and around the Moon. Officials say they don't want to be "flat-footed" as lunar activity expands, signaling growing overlap between civil and defense space programs.

2026-03-31T18:58:40.496136-07:00

NASA leads renewed Moon push as Pentagon signals it will follow to protect U.S. interests

FlightGlobal

MizarVision publicly tracked U.S. F-22s, C2 aircraft and carrier groups during Operation Epic Fury Shanghai-based MizarVision, a commercial geospatial-intelligence firm, publicly posted satellite imagery tracking U.S. military movements during Operation Epic Fury — identifying locations of F-22 fighters, command-and-control aircraft and carrier strike groups. Some published sites were later struck in Iranian retaliation.

2026-03-31T08:55:34.363651-07:00

MizarVision publicly tracked U.S. F-22s, C2 aircraft and carrier groups during Operation Epic Fury

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Agentic AI: the future of space warfare Agentic AI — autonomous software that acts rather than just predicts — is being positioned as a transformative enabler for space warfare, promising faster targeting, autonomous on‑orbit decision‑making and compressed command‑and‑control cycles that could reshape satellite resilience, engagement timelines and doctrine.

2026-03-31T06:32:22.900668-07:00

Agentic AI: the future of space warfare

SpaceWatch Global

Satellogic names former NGA director Vice Adm. Frank D. Whitworth III, USN (Ret.), as strategic advisor Satellogic has appointed Vice Admiral Frank D. Whitworth III, USN (Ret.), the former Director of the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, as a strategic advisor. Whitworth brings senior geospatial-intelligence and naval leadership to Satellogic's advisory team as the company expands its government and defense engagement.

2026-03-31T02:01:09.975570-07:00

Satellogic names former NGA director Vice Adm. Frank D. Whitworth III, USN (Ret.), as strategic advisor

Via Satellite

AST SpaceMobile positions BlueBird 6, Orange pact and spectrum strategy as commercial and defense enablers In a "Live in the Booth" SATShow Week interview, AST SpaceMobile president Scott Wisniewski discussed the recently launched BlueBird 6 and the company’s agreement with Orange. He outlined AST’s spectrum strategy and argued BlueBird could support both direct‑to‑cell broadband and tactical SATCOM roles.

2026-03-30T12:19:27.787546-07:00

AST SpaceMobile positions BlueBird 6, Orange pact and spectrum strategy as commercial and defense enablers

SpaceNews.com

Pentagon weighs ending Raytheon GPS ground-control contract after years of delays The Pentagon is weighing termination of Raytheon’s multi-year contract to build GPS ground-control systems after repeated schedule delays. The potential cancellation signals renewed scrutiny of GPS modernization timelines and could force a recompetition or interim measures to preserve PNT capabilities.

2026-03-30T06:58:35.287425-07:00

Pentagon weighs ending Raytheon GPS ground-control contract after years of delays

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SDA's constant adaptation: building resilient, replenishable US space forces The Space Development Agency treats space as the battlefield, prioritizing rapid iteration, continuous replenishment and resilient architectures so U.S. satellites keep delivering under contested conditions. SDA officials say constant adaptation — rapid prototyping, dispersed constellations and frequent updates — is the operational model to maintain survivability and advantage.

2026-03-30T06:31:15.333076-07:00

SDA's constant adaptation: building resilient, replenishable US space forces

Universe Today

MIT warns up to five building‑sized asteroids could hit Earth by 2100 MIT researchers say Earth faces a non‑zero risk from multiple building‑sized asteroids this century, estimating up to five strikes by 2100. Their analysis notes likely impactors will be far smaller than kilometer‑scale objects, shifting emphasis to detection and rapid‑response capabilities.

2026-03-30T04:59:43.555119-07:00

MIT warns up to five building‑sized asteroids could hit Earth by 2100

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NASA leads renewed Moon push as Pentagon signals it will follow to protect U.S. interests

Agentic AI: the future of space warfare

MizarVision publicly tracked U.S. F-22s, C2 aircraft and carrier groups during Operation Epic Fury

Satellogic names former NGA director Vice Adm. Frank D. Whitworth III, USN (Ret.), as strategic advisor

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