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Axiom Space is booking private astronaut missions, pharmaceutical research flights, and commercial manufacturing slots that are independent of NASA and the Department of Defense.

Mentioned as: the department of defenseNarrative GrowthMar 12, 2026Saying Goodbye to the ISS, and Hello to the Orbital Tenancy Trap

NASA and the Department of Defense are shifting to fixed-price commercial services that force private capital to absorb development and failure risk.

Mentioned as: the department of defenseNarrative FinancialMar 12, 2026Saying Goodbye to the ISS, and Hello to the Orbital Tenancy Trap

The Pentagon requested a supplemental budget to replenish high-end munitions and space-launch capabilities expended during the surge.

Mentioned as: PentagonTechnical ProductMar 9, 2026Guardians in the Kill Chain: How the Space Force Led the Opening Salvo of Operation Epic Fury

Slingshot Aerospace achieved Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Level 2 to validate its ability to protect Controlled Unclassified Information in support of Department of Defense missions.

Mentioned as: department of defenseNarrative GeneralMar 8, 2026NASA releases a long-awaited report on Boeing’s Starliner; Starlab clears a major milestone; and the growing market for space robotics.

The report’s "Go Big or Go Home" path calls for a large-scale 100-to-500-kilowatt electric space nuclear project led by NASA or the Department of Defense.

Mentioned as: the department of defenseNarrative GrowthMar 8, 2026A UK Launch Company in Crisis, and NASA Taps a Fresh Face for the Sixth Private ISS Mission

The Heritage Foundation’s Index of US Military Strength rated the U.S. Space Force overall as "marginal."

Mentioned as: us militaryNarrative GeneralMar 4, 2026Heritage Foundation Rates Space Force ‘Marginal’

The Department of Defense revised Section 5.4.3.2 of its Law of War Manual in July 2023 to require presuming persons or objects are protected unless available information indicates they are military objectives.

Mentioned as: the department of defenseNarrative GeneralMar 4, 2026The Iran Precedent: Operation Epic Fury and the Law of Armed Conflict in Space

The Heritage Foundation released its annual Index of US Military Strength on Tuesday.

Mentioned as: us militaryNarrative GeneralMar 4, 2026Heritage Foundation Rates Space Force ‘Marginal’

The Pentagon intends for Operation Epic Fury to continue until imminent threats from Iran’s ballistic missile caches are neutralized.

Mentioned as: the pentagonNarrative GeneralMar 3, 2026Planet Labs Imagery Verifies Smoke over Central Tehran Following Leadership Strikes

The Pentagon is pursuing a hybrid space architecture that leverages commercial speed and private capital to monitor geosynchronous space.

Mentioned as: the pentagonNarrative FinancialMar 2, 2026The ghost in the orbit: how hybrid surveillance reshapes risks

The Defense Innovation Unit is a U.S. Department of Defense organization dedicated to integrating innovative technological solutions.

Mentioned as: department of defenseNarrative GeneralMar 2, 2026DIU testa l’ipersonico: secondo lancio in 3 mesi

L3Harris’s restructuring aims to align its satellite payload and missile defense divisions to match the Pentagon’s two-year spiral development cadence.

Mentioned as: PentagonTechnical ProductFeb 28, 2026Defense Sector Analysts Highlight Three Satellite Stocks Positioned for FY2027 Budget Growth

L3Harris Technologies’s restructuring aligns its satellite payload and missile defense divisions to match the Pentagon’s two-year spiral development cadence.

Mentioned as: PentagonTechnical ProductFeb 28, 2026Defense Sector Analysts Highlight Three Satellite Stocks Positioned for FY2027 Budget Growth

The HASTE vehicle provides a dedicated path for Department of Defense hypersonic testing.

Mentioned as: department of defenseNarrative CapabilityFeb 28, 2026Rocket Lab Reaches $816 Million Defense Backlog Milestone Following Hypersonic Test Success

The Rocket Lab delivery schedule for SDA Tranche 2 satellites aligns with the Pentagon’s mandate for a resilient, proliferated Low Earth Orbit constellation to counter emerging hypersonic threats.

Mentioned as: PentagonTechnical ProductFeb 28, 2026Rocket Lab Reaches $816 Million Defense Backlog Milestone Following Hypersonic Test Success

HASTE provides a dedicated and reliable path for hypersonic testing for the U.S. Department of Defense.

Mentioned as: department of defenseNarrative CapabilityFeb 28, 2026Rocket Lab Reaches $816 Million Defense Backlog Milestone Following Hypersonic Test Success

The Europa Track 2 award supports the Department of Defense’s vision for resilient, hybrid architectures, including the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA), by enabling scalable, interoperable capabilities through commercial infrastructure.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipFeb 27, 2026U.S. Space Development Agency Awards $30 Million Prime Contract to AST SpaceMobile

The CMMC Program provides the DoD with increased assurance that nonfederal information systems processing, storing, or transmitting Federal Contract Information (FCI) or Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) during contract performance meet applicable security standards.

Mentioned as: DoDOrg RelationshipFeb 27, 2026CMMC Level 2 Certification Achieved by Slingshot Aerospace

With CMMC Level 2 certification in place, Slingshot Aerospace is positioned to accelerate participation in DoD programs that require secure handling of CUI and to support long-duration mission programs where cybersecurity maturity is a condition of sustained award.

Mentioned as: DoDOrg RelationshipFeb 27, 2026CMMC Level 2 Certification Achieved by Slingshot Aerospace

The Department of Defense awarded 284 production OTA transactions in fiscal year 2024.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipFeb 27, 2026The Army’s $217M Terrain Contract Was Never Up for Bid. That’s the Point.
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