Space
7 ArticlesUpdated September 14, 2026Examining space-based intelligence capabilities, satellite launches, and the militarization of orbit.
A Chinese Satellite Tied to Iran Passed Near the Jordan Base Days Before the Strike
US officials linked the Jordan strike to imagery from Chinese entities. Global Recon reconstructed four midday passes near the base by a satellite reportedly acquired by Iran. Its role in supplying that imagery remains unconfirmed.
Europe Moved to Block Starlink the Same Day the Pentagon Made It the Backbone of US Military Comms
BRUSSELS, MAY 27, 2026 The US Space Force awarded SpaceX a $2.29 billion contract on May 26 to build the Space Data Network Backbone, a proliferated low Earth orbit constellation designed to move data from sensors to shooters in near real time. The SDN will use Starshield satellites, the militarized variant of Starlink, and must […]
The Constellation Is the Weapon
Guowang was filed, built, and launched as state infrastructure. Broadband is the cover story.
ANDURIL’S GOLDEN DOME TEAM IS A NEWSPACE BENCH
DATELINE: WASHINGTON, MAY 6, 2026 Anduril Industries on May 5 named the subcontractors it will use to prototype space-based interceptors for the Space Force’s Golden Dome program. The team is Impulse Space, K2 Space, Inversion Space, Voyager Technologies, and Sandia National Laboratories. Lockheed, Northrop, and Raytheon are not on it. Anduril’s award is one of […]
Defense Contractors Are Building Golden Dome Before the Pentagon Buys It
DATELINE: COLORADO SPRINGS, APRIL 16, 2026 L3Harris Space & Mission Systems president Sam Mehta told reporters this week at the Space Symposium that the company is “building capacity and securing supply chains in anticipation of demand” for the Pentagon’s Golden Dome missile defense architecture, a break from the industry model of waiting for contracts before […]
The Surveillance Economy
A Hangzhou startup with no satellites tracked the U.S. military’s pre-strike posture in real time. The imagery came from American companies. Washington has no answer for that.
The Footprint: China’s Space Infrastructure in Latin America, Examined
A satellite imagery analysis of China’s deep space station in Argentina’s Patagonia region.
