Are the Chinese giving us the ride to the Moon because 2028 seems...ambitious, given how Starship is faring. Also this changes the directive to provide SSA data for free, instead saying that it should be available "for commercial and other relevant use" www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

"Fortastra’s projected capabilities include remote sensing, autonomous capabilities, and some sort of end effector to handle third-party hardware in the vacuum of space." So end effector is what we're calling weapons these days? payloadspace.com/fortastra-la...

Nukes, interceptors, and a peace coalition: outer space diplomacy is heating up at the UN. My summary of day one of the dedicated space security debate. Full version at the link. More to come this week. reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum...

Nice. Greenland goes with French Eutelsat rather than Starlink for its satellite-based internet connectivity. (“ditches Starlink” seems a bit exaggerated as apparently they build on an existing Eutelsat coop) www.dagens.com/technology/g...

Me: "Samson said that while she doesn't see kinetic ASATs as being particularly useful, "we're seeing the line blurred between satellites conducting Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and those that are doing RPOs" www.space.com/space-explor...

Thanks to RFE/RL for the interview on Chinese space intelligence support to the Russian military in Ukraine. Details are scant but I hope it's useful context for thinking about the mundanity (but probably valuable) ISR support the Russians are getting from the Chinese. w/ @julianasuess.bsky.social

Mysterious downlink signals from SpaceX’s classified Starshield satellites in a frequency band reserved for uplinks — raising concerns over spectrum rules and possible interference with other satellites. 🧵⬇️ www.npr.org/2025/10/17/n...

Belgian space defence technology roadmap: "3 priority areas have been identified: EO for intelligence purposes (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance – ISR), monitoring of activities in space ( SSA) and satellites in very low Earth orbit. www.defence-institute.be/en/space-def...

The European Space Shield in the Readiness Map 2030: defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/eu-defence-i...

"the Swiss Armed Forces are looking to cover five main operational activities: space situational awareness, Earth observation (including signals intelligence), communications, precision navigation and counter-space." aviationweek.com/defense/budg...

🛰️ #SpaceSecurity is a big focus at the #UN #FirstCommittee. During Week 1: 💣 Nuclear and tech entanglement is reshaping deterrence. 🚀 Restraint in the space arms race is slipping—“nearing the point of no return.” More via Reaching Critical Will (p. 23) 👇 reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum...

"Starting next year, the Swiss Army will have a unit that uses satellites for guidance and ground observation, but that's not all. Interview with its commander, Colonel Ludovic Monnerat." www.laliberte.ch/articles/sui...

"Gen Tedman said UK military satellites had been fitted with counter-jamming technologies but added: 'We're seeing our satellites being jammed by the Russians on a reasonably persistent basis.'" bbc.com/news/article...

China's Geovis Insighter Technology to launch SSA constellation

A change in priorities? breakingdefense.com/2025/09/spac...

"From what I have seen, security tends to be the last bullet point in requirements for any mission. I think it is slowly changing. " spectrum.ieee.org/satellite-ha...

Space no longer feels like the era of “peaceful uses.” At UNIDIR’s #OS25 we tackled lunar risks, commercial pressures, youth voices, and unpredictability in orbit. I’m still holding onto optimism. Diplomacy can move us forward. 🎙️ @spacewatch.bsky.social spacewatch.global/2025/09/spac...

Space is the new frontier of war, officials say in change of tone

🇵🇱🚀 Today @swp-berlin.org published @spacenukesam.bsky.social and my assessment on Poland as an emerging space actor. This is the German version, placed in the context of wider European capabilities.

China's new (?) HQ-29 missile is being touted as an ASAT weapon but what I'm seeing is that it's said to be able to do an exoatmospheric MD intercept which would give it DA-ASAT capabilities. I don't know that it's even been tested though www.globaltimes.cn/page/202509/...

How meteorological forecast is key for human security www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news/twenty-...

"The US Space Force is currently experimenting with a new AI-based software dubbed R2C2 (Rapid and Resilient Command and Control), which aims to automate the detection of threats, data collection and organization, and daily operations for satellites"

"'Aggressive or offensive purposes are excluded, but defense is possible,' according to Aschbacher. ESA should not pursue research and development in the field of anti-satellite weapons in the future either." table.media/en/security/...

France's version of GSSAP; plus: "The PALADIN project is part of France’s Action et Résilience Spatiale (ARES – Space Action and Resilience) initiative, which aims to monitor and counter direct threats to the nation’s military assets in space" europeanspaceflight.com/dga-selects-...

Penned down my thoughts on the UK Space Agency reorganisation and how it ultimately doesn’t matter whilst top level political leadership at UK Government (Con and Lab) is largely absent and there’s no real overarching strategic direction. BBC News headline was misleading, caused a bit of mayhem!

UK Space Agency will be absorbed by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology www.bbc.com/news/article...

"Where the Space Force focuses on achieving space superiority across domains, Army counterspace capabilities are tailored to integrate with and support ground maneuver commanders." breakingdefense.com/2025/08/the-...

A Spanish proposal: towards a European Emergency Unit @agendapublica.es agendapublica.es/noticia/2009...

Interesante punto: las lecciones aprendidas de un cuerpo europeo de protección ciudadana pueden allanar el camino hacia una cooperación más ambiciosa en seguridad y defensa.

A new era in weather forecasting begins. 🚀 #MetopSGA1 - carrying the Copernicus Sentinel-5 mission onboard - successfully launched from Kourou on an #Ariane6 rocket at 02:37 CEST. Together they’ll deliver sharper forecasts, stronger climate data, & vital air quality insights: bit.ly/40WRNC8 #VA264

🚀Successful launch for @CopernicusEU Sentinel-5A with #Ariane6 A new era in atmosphere monitoring begins. With 11 Copernicus 🛰️ in orbit & 2 more launches underway, the EU leads the way in Earth Observation 🇪🇺 Congrats to @defis_eu @esa @eumetsat @Arianespace #EUSpace

Spain has published a new National Aerospace Security Strategy, replacing the previous one from 2019. It continues to address air and space in the same document, but treats them as distinct domains. www.dsn.gob.es/es/actualida...

UK Space Commander's speech at @rusi.bsky.social www.gov.uk/government/s...

Forcing the end of life of a mission for budgetary reasons is part of the industry... but it is always sad when they can still provide so much valuable data www.npr.org/2025/08/04/n...

GPS Jamming Extends to Orbit; Pentagon Bolstering Constellation www.airandspaceforces.com/gps-jamming-...

🚨 Substantive work begins at the UN meetings to prevent an arms race in outer space (#ParosOEWG) as the agenda and timetable are adopted. Themes from the first few statements: #WMD, #debris, #transparency, #communication, #equiy 🧵

🛰️ #ParosOEWG Session 2 (Day 1 Morning Recap) The UN working group on the Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space reconvened today in Geneva. Here’s what happened during the first morning meeting. 🧵

I enjoyed this convo - check it out to see the first question I asked when told to research the Predator drone and of course why space should not be referred to as a warfighting domain: www.sirotinintelligence.com/space-is-not...

We are seeing an increasing number of satellite launches where the owner, and even the owner's country, is not announced, contrary to the spirit (and arguably letter) of UN Res 1721B.

🛰️ Nukes in orbit? It’s back in the headlines. What’s real, what’s Dr. Strangelove, and what does it say about governing the fragile space above us? Kicking off On Fragile Orbits, Emma Gatti kindly hosted me on her Substack The Space Republic 👇 www.thespacerepublic.news/p/dr-strange...

🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 JOB JOB JOB Who wants to join the SWF team?

"The system is able to detect all Canadian and foreign objects passing over the country larger than 30 cm in size. To date, the system has made nearly half a billion individual observations of more than 17,000 unique satellites." news.westernu.ca/2025/06/came...

Is Directed Energy - both lasers and HPM- going to be a central part of the European counterspace tech debate?

A short time-lapse of today's 11:46-hour coverage of SJ-21 and SJ-25, recorded from 08:47 to 20:33 UTC.

Really enjoying this one.

French SSA company Look Up raises 50 million euros