In This Issue
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Government/MilitaryIt’s Unanimous: Space Already Functions as Critical Infrastructure
Space may not officially be the United States’ 17th critical infrastructure sector. But in practice, experts across government, academia, and industry say it already functions as one — deeply embedded […]
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CybersecurityCybersecurity in Space is Hard; In Cislunar Space, it’s Really Hard
In space, cybersecurity is hard. Many of the strategies cyber defenders rely on daily to protect terrestrial networks, like centrally managed anomaly detection, regular patching of emergent software vulnerabilities, and […]
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TechnologyIn-Space Mobility, Maturing From Last Miles to Superhighways
In the late 1960s, NASA began studying the principle of a reusable “space tug” system, as part of the Space Transportation System (STS), then envisioned as a crewed space vehicle […]
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Government/MilitaryIs Europe Moving Fast Enough to Close its Space Defense Gaps?
Russia is building up its military powers, possibly aiming to attack NATO within the next four years. Europe is responding to the threat, rushing to patch its many defense gaps, […]
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OpinionSpace Is the Best Offset Strategy
In the logic of national security, an offset strategy is the decisive move: a technological or organizational advantage that neutralizes an adversary’s numerical or geographic strength. The nuclear deterrent of […]
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OpinionThe Seismic Shifts in the Satellite Communications Landscape are Far From Over
The satellite communications market has evolved rapidly over the past four years. As SpaceX’s Starlink has racked up not just hundreds, but even thousands of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites […]
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Editor's NoteSpace Capabilities Underpin Global Security Strategies
We’re closing out this edition of Via Satellite in the days after SATShow Week, before we head to Space Symposium. One of my biggest takeaways from SATELLITE x GovMilSpace is […]