Satellite   Supply Chain   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Commercial Space   Space Defense & Militarization  
Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

CesiumAstro CEO: Ramping U.S. Manufacturing to Strengthen Commercial Competition and Defense Readiness

CesiumAstro CEO Shey Sabripour frames the company’s U.S. ramp‑up as an explicit investment in American manufacturing, arguing that robust domestic production underpins commercial competition, resilient supply chains and national defense readiness. He presents U.S. fabrication and industrial scale‑up as strategic to space and defense satcom capability.

2026-03-16T11:01:58.259448-07:00
Satellite   Europe   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space  
FlightGlobal • Craig Hoyle

Sweden signs agreement to enable satellite launches from Esrange in late 2020s with SSC Space

By FlightGlobal: NATO member Sweden has signed an agreement paving the way for it to commence satellite launch services from its Esrange site late this decade.

Also: Via Satellite and Satellite Evolution
2026-03-16T05:04:25.704442-07:00
Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   Commercial Space   NASA  
New York Times • Jonathan O’Callaghan

Spaceflight Started 100 Years Ago in a Massachusetts Cabbage Patch

By New York Times: Before humanity sent satellites, telescopes, humans and weapons into space, Robert Goddard experimented with the first liquid-fueled rocket on his aunt’s farm.

Also: Aerospace America, NASA and 3 more
2026-03-16T02:19:15.103564-07:00