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Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

U.S. must end strategic ambiguity and strengthen space domain awareness to secure space dominance

Space is already a contested domain, and Washington must eliminate strategic ambiguity while investing in robust space domain awareness (SDA) to preserve U.S. space power. The piece links policy clarity to improved sensing, attribution and operational readiness — arguing those elements are essential to deterrence and resilient on‑orbit operations.

2026-03-12T12:23:09.208417-07:00

New York Times

Blue Ghost lunar near‑miss exposes rising collision and deconfliction risk for commercial Moon missions

2026-03-12T07:58:07.814316-07:00

Space.com

U.S. lawmakers push for permanent lunar base amid China competition — feasibility and industry implications

2026-03-12T06:04:06.000636-07:00

Wall Street Journal

Jared Isaacman reshapes Artemis to accelerate U.S. return to the Moon

2026-03-12T05:09:16.626021-07:00

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Via Satellite

U.S. must end strategic ambiguity and strengthen space domain awareness to secure space dominance Space is already a contested domain, and Washington must eliminate strategic ambiguity while investing in robust space domain awareness (SDA) to preserve U.S. space power. The piece links policy clarity to improved sensing, attribution and operational readiness — arguing those elements are essential to deterrence and resilient on‑orbit operations.

2026-03-12T12:23:09.208417-07:00

U.S. must end strategic ambiguity and strengthen space domain awareness to secure space dominance

New York Times

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Blue Ghost lunar near‑miss exposes rising collision and deconfliction risk for commercial Moon missions A close collision warning during the private Blue Ghost mission in lunar orbit a year ago — one of several recent "red alert" incidents near the Moon — highlights mounting challenges in tracking, operator coordination and traffic management as commercial lunar activity accelerates.

2026-03-12T07:58:07.814316-07:00

Blue Ghost lunar near‑miss exposes rising collision and deconfliction risk for commercial Moon missions

Space.com

U.S. lawmakers push for permanent lunar base amid China competition — feasibility and industry implications U.S. lawmakers are pressing to establish a permanent lunar surface base, explicitly framed as a response to strategic competition with China. The proposal raises sharp questions about technical feasibility, costs, timelines and how commercial and NASA contractors would deliver and sustain lunar infrastructure.

2026-03-12T06:04:06.000636-07:00

U.S. lawmakers push for permanent lunar base amid China competition — feasibility and industry implications

Wall Street Journal

Jared Isaacman reshapes Artemis to accelerate U.S. return to the Moon Billionaire Jared Isaacman is overhauling NASA’s Artemis programme, bringing private-sector methods and an expedited agenda to the agency’s lunar effort to bring American astronauts closer to a crewed Moon landing than at any time in decades. His stewardship signals a major inflection in Artemis strategy and execution.

2026-03-12T05:09:16.626021-07:00

Jared Isaacman reshapes Artemis to accelerate U.S. return to the Moon

SpaceNews.com

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Political impatience risks schedule slips and cost overruns for NASA’s Artemis lunar program Political pressure to accelerate Artemis timelines is increasing the risk of schedule slips, cost growth and technical trade‑offs across NASA’s lunar programme. Shortened decision windows and architecture changes are straining contractors, compressing launch margins for SLS/Orion and complicating plans for a crewed lunar landing target.

2026-03-11T06:27:22.735834-07:00

Political impatience risks schedule slips and cost overruns for NASA’s Artemis lunar program

European Spaceflight

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Cyprus becomes first user of EU GOVSATCOM secure satcom service Cyprus has become the first country to use the EU's GOVSATCOM secure satellite communications service, marking the programme's initial operational uptake. The move signals availability of encrypted, sovereign satcom links to EU member states and the start of practical service delivery.

2026-03-11T02:54:15.759878-07:00

Cyprus becomes first user of EU GOVSATCOM secure satcom service

Payload

DC Moot Court Tests Federal Regulatory Reach Over Commercial Megaconstellations A moot court in Washington this month will bring lawyers, industry counsel and regulators together to probe how far federal authority extends over commercial megaconstellations, testing statutory limits on the FCC and other agencies, questions of preemption, and the legal framework for licensing, safety and liability.

2026-03-10T08:15:19.873917-07:00

DC Moot Court Tests Federal Regulatory Reach Over Commercial Megaconstellations

Space Intel Report

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Telesat secures land for Lightspeed landing stations in Quebec and Saskatchewan ahead of planned December launch Telesat has acquired three tracts of land — including sites in Estevan, Saskatchewan and Papineauville, Quebec — and executed leases as it builds landing stations for its Lightspeed LEO broadband network. The moves come ahead of a possible first Lightspeed launch as soon as December and international outreach to Australia, Norway and the UK.

2026-03-10T07:59:14.060181-07:00

Telesat secures land for Lightspeed landing stations in Quebec and Saskatchewan ahead of planned December launch

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U.S. must end strategic ambiguity and strengthen space domain awareness to secure space dominance

Blue Ghost lunar near‑miss exposes rising collision and deconfliction risk for commercial Moon missions

U.S. lawmakers push for permanent lunar base amid China competition — feasibility and industry implications

Jared Isaacman reshapes Artemis to accelerate U.S. return to the Moon

News Timeline