Month: February 2026

The week hand­ed us a full plate, with Gold­en Dome con­tract action heat­ing up, Artemis 2 run­ning into a fresh com­pli­ca­tion, SpaceX set­ting reuse records, and two of the biggest names in com­mer­cial space qui­et­ly piv­ot­ing toward the Moon for rea­sons that go well beyond explo­ration. Let’s get into it. Gold­en Dome Keeps Build­ing Momentum —…

Anoth­er week, anoth­er reminder that the space indus­try moves at a pace that would make most gov­ern­ment acqui­si­tion pro­grams blush. From mas­sive fund­ing rounds to a Space Force that can’t grow fast enough and a Vul­can rock­et that need­ed a lit­tle post-flight inves­ti­ga­tion, there’s plen­ty to unpack. Let’s get into it. Vul­can Gets to Orbit—With an…

First, an apology—I’m a day late on this week’s post, and I owe you an expla­na­tion. Last week, I was in Col­orado Springs for the Rocky Moun­tain Cyber Sym­po­sium. Fri­day, I was back in Tam­pa to cel­e­brate my birth­day with my fam­i­ly, and Sun­day, I was watch­ing the Super Bowl. Between naps (jet lag was…

This week in the space indus­try felt like watch­ing some­one assem­ble a thou­sand-piece puz­zle with­out the pic­ture on the box. There is a lot of activ­i­ty. Mon­ey is flow­ing. Hard­ware is mov­ing. But whether all these pieces fit togeth­er into a coher­ent nation­al strat­e­gy remains the ques­tion. Artemis II: Human­i­ty Returns to Lunar Space The biggest…