"US military personnel were conducting a GPS jamming exercise that left the King Air pilots...unable to use modern navigation systems. Forced to revert to older technology, ones that they rarely if ever use, the medevac pilots got disoriented and crashed" www.wired.com/story/a-civi...

A Civilian Plane Crashed in New Mexico. Was the Military’s Tech to Blame?

Drone warfare is making the skies more dangerous, even for airplanes far from the battlefield.

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SpaceX's satellite ambitions squeeze out rivals reliant on its rockets

SpaceX is increasingly reserving space on its rockets to launch its own Starlink satellites, crowding out rival space companies that have long depended on Elon Musk's company to get their payloads int...

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Another excellent piece from @cassandrasteer.bsky.social: "This means you’d need to pay between $10 million and $20 million USD for one hour of very weak 20% of sunlight illumination. The most optimistic estimations suggest it would be a bit like twilight." spacecitizens.substack.com/p/selling-su...

Selling sunlight from space

One of the dumbest ideas ever just got licenced

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Amazon's Rick Anthony, Sr: “What we're going to see is attackers not only try to fool the humans, but try to fool the AI by giving it enough evidence to convince it that what you're running is ‘OK.’” www.defenseone.com/business/202...

Attackers are targeting open-source AI just as Big Tech is embracing it

“We're going to be doing this forever,” security pros say, describing a race to find and patch holes in the AI era.

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JHU/APL is now the technical director agent for Golden Dome's SBI program. Gentle reminder that JHU's SAIS school is on the list of universities military personnel are verboten from attending on account of woke www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article...

"The Space Force’s criteria for success was to complete the rendezvous and photograph the target satellite in less than 84 hours. Rocket Lab reported it did the job in less than 59 hours" arstechnica.com/space/2026/0...

Space Force-backed mission does its best impression of Top Gun in orbit

Dogfighting in space doesn’t quite have the drama of an aerial dogfight."

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"The phrase “space dogfighting” evokes fighter aircraft turning tightly in pursuit of one another. Orbital combat bears little resemblance to that image. Spacecraft cannot simply change direction, accelerate toward a target and then turn away." THANK YOU 1/2

"IN-SPACe, the single-window agency for all space-sector activities undertaken by private entities, has also mandated that any Indian entity planning the re-entry of a space object, whether within or outside Indian territory, needs its authorisation." newsonair.gov.in/in-space-app...

SWF has published the recording of “An Initial Conversation: Orbital Data Centers & Space Sustainability Implications.” The panel examined the space safety, sustainability, & policy coordination questions raised by ODCs. Watch: youtu.be/_SL1KwiOJ1o #SpaceSustainability #OrbitalDataCenters

SWF has selected Dr. Anne-Sophie Martin as a 2026 Space Sustainability Research Fellow. Her research will focus on private sector participation in international governance for space safety & space traffic coordination. Read More: tinyurl.com/775s5k6w #SpaceSustainability

Matias Cava of OSC: "I would encourage operators to not wait for government action to develop and abide by best practices,” he said, “and think about how they would want their competitors to act in space.” spacenews.com/rules-of-the...

Rules of the road needed for orbital data center constellations

As companies develop plans for orbital data center constellations, experts say now is the time to start thinking about some critical space safety topics.

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Me on a bill that would limit sharing "sensitive imagery": "But because satellite imagery is readily accessible from other sources, the legislation would only 'limit transparency and harm U.S. Earth observation companies in their competitiveness internationally'" 1/2

Really good write-up by Paul Meyer of the recent OEWG in "Space Security: A Three-Body Problem with Global Impact" opencanada.org/space-securi...

Space Security: A Three-Body Problem with Global Impact - Open Canada

As US, Russian and Chinese rivalry intensifies, the UN faces a narrowing window to keep outer space secure for all.

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"Melting ice and increased maritime access raise the likelihood of submarine detection, close military encounters, and miscalculation between nuclear-armed powers operating in increasingly contested waters." thebulletin.org/2026/07/clim...

Climate change exacerbates nuclear risks in the Arctic. And we are not ready

Climate change is physically altering the operational environment of nuclear deterrence in the Arctic, but the institutions capable of managing these risks are fragmented and frozen in place.

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SpaceX is launching, what three times a week, but somehow environmental considerations are still too burdensome for the launch sector. Got it spacenews.com/proposed-rul...

Proposed rule would exempt commercial launch licensing from environmental regulations

The Department of Transportation is proposing to exempt commercial space launch licensing from many environmental regulations.

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Everyone wants a Space Command www.defensie.nl/actueel/nieu...

Defensie bouwt aan Space Command | Defensie.nl

Defensie zet de komende jaren een belangrijke stap in de verdere ontwikkeling van het militaire ruimtedomein. Met de oprichting van het Space Command bouwt Defensie verder aan het vijfde operationele ...

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"Jackal then executed fresh burns to reengage and image Puma." I imagine specifics won't be released, but I'd be very curious about the details as to roughly how close they got, what kind of images were made, how long did it take them to reengage Puma, etc. www.trueanomaly.space/newsroom/vic...

"Once inside...state actors focus on mapping the satellite network and quietly pulling telemetry and design data. Using the access to send bad orbital commands or kill payload power would expose them immediately, so they sit dormant" www.kratosspace.com/constellatio...

When Everything Is at Risk, Space Networks Must Expect the Attack

Why cyberattacks have become the greatest threat to space systems, and how zero-trust architectures and secure-by-design principles are becoming essential to protecting critical satellite infrastructu...

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Cosmos 2589 is on the move again, drifting east at .4 deg/day. NB that it has been monitored by USA 325 and, after it left in early July, USA 271. More on this in the most recent isruniversity.com/2026/07/28/i...

Issue 150

< Back to Archive ISSUE 150 | July 28, 2026 The integrity flash Analysis of Developments in the Space Domain Get The Flash delivered straight to your inbox Space X […]

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"But D'Uva blamed it on institutional bias in the federal government against regulation, 'There's a thumb on the scale, and the thumb on the scale for U.S. policy is laissez-faire.'" www.bankinfosecurity.com/us-space-cyb...

US Space Cybersecurity: 'No One Is in Charge'

No single senior official is in charge of U.S. efforts to help secure commercial satellites and their land-based infrastructure. That leadership void has hampered

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"A 2024 study found that after one launch every single monitored shorebird nest near the launch site suffered egg damage or loss." biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...

Emergency Injunction Sought to Protect Texas Wildlife Refuge From SpaceX

Center for Biological Diversity: BROWNSVILLE, Texas— Conservation and Tribal groups today asked a federal judge to halt a deal that would privatize and hand over 727 acres of public land in the Lower ...

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New Report Maps Potential Futures for Africa’s Space Ecosystem payloadspace.com/new-report-m...

New Report Maps Potential Futures for Africa’s Space Ecosystem

The Aerospace Corporation released a report today charting possibilities for what might lie ahead as Africa builds its space ecosystem.

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I really enjoyed this conversation in explaining how NGOs can contribute to space policy discussions - check it out! Space Madness Podcast Episode 64: The Secure World Foundation www.podbean.com/ew/pb-pcfrv-...

Space Madness Podcast Episode 64: The Secure World Foundation

Victoria Samson, Chief Director of Space Security and Stability at the Secure World Foundation, shares insights on space sustainability, space security, and international cooperation. Discover how pri...

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"But just as nuclear arms control treaties and negotiations helped keep the Cold War cold, “cold cooperation” on some relatively generic space issues may help pave the way for a lessening of today’s rising geopolitical tensions." www.thepresidency.org/the-dispatch...

The CSPC Dispatch - July 24, 2026 — Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress

In this issue we cover, “Is the Trump Administration Mired in a “Forever War” Quagmire?,” “At 250, Reform Ought to Be Hard, But Not That Hard,” “Smithsonian vs. The Presidency: Who Controls America’s ...

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“Debris might hit a satellite when there is a high level of tension on the ground & the country who lost their satellite might think it was deliberately attacked & respond accordingly.” SWF's @vsamsondc.bsky.social during interview w/Daniella Sussman. Watch 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPuE...

"A peaceful power source could be mistaken for a weapon, and a true weapon could hide behind a peaceful claim. Both...demand the same solution: an independent, repeatable, and credible means of verifying the safety and security of a nuclear space system." thebulletin.org/2026/07/how-...

How a small radioactive battery paves the way for transparent nuclear use in space

The launch of City Labs' tritium-powered BOHR satellite marks a major milestone for commercial nuclear power in orbit. By navigating a groundbreaking FAA regulatory process and setting new precedents ...

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"Almost 5,000 satellites carried out manoeuvres during the storm, compared with around 300 before it began, while UK-licensed satellites experienced a 35 per cent increase in collision warnings." ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...

NAM 2026: Most powerful Northern Lights in a generation 'exposed weaknesses in UK infrastructure'

Millions of people across the UK marvelled at the spectacular Northern Lights that lit up the night sky in May 2024. But while the display captivated skywatchers, th...

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🪐 Many assume space is quiet and calm. In reality, it's congested and contested, with thousands of satellites keeping our daily lives running. UNIDIR's Chelsea Mai explains how this impacts the future of space security. 🛰️ Join us at OS26 to learn more: unidir.org/OS26

Russia looks to be working on an interceptor v similar to the Nudol? "Within these documents, Nudol is classified as a mobile anti-satellite strike system, while Svyatogor is described as either a multifunctional missile system or an air defense system." united24media.com/investigatio...

Russia’s “Satellite Killer” Missile Program: Secret Documents Reveal New Details

Leaked documents expose Russia’s secret Nudol anti-satellite missile program, revealing missile variants, suppliers, and foreign-made components.

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"The decision also complicates recent efforts by European Earth observation companies to position Europe as a counterpoint to the U.S. by providing unrestricted access to satellite imagery." spacenews.com/eu-delays-re...

EU delays release of Copernicus imagery over Gulf of Oman

EU delays release of Copernicus imagery over Gulf of Oman

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