The DownLink [Apr 17, ’22] Agreements and Disentanglements: Negotiating With Russia on Space
Most of the world’s space agencies and companies are winding down their cooperation with Russia,…
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The DownLink [Apr 10, ’22]What Was Kendall’s Message to the Space Force?
Too bold? Or not bold enough? The U.S. Secretary of the Air Force revealed how…
The DownLink [Apr 03, ’22] FY ‘23 Space Force Budget: The Good, The Bad, and The Missed Opportunity
The Biden Administration’s FY 2023 budget request dropped this last week, with $24.5 billion for…
The DownLink [Mar 27, ’22] Russia’s War: Needs and Threats Drive Sales
While Russia’s state-owned space corporation Roscosmos is hunting for customers, there’s anecdotal evidence that some…
The DownLink [Mar 20, ’22] “Words Matter” – The U.S. Space Force’s New Planning Doctrine
It almost slipped under the radar… The U.S. Space Force Space Training And Readiness Command,…
The DownLink [Mar 13, ’22] Ukraine’s Space Sector Remains Open For Business
Resistance against the Russian war in Ukraine comes in many forms, such as just remaining at work and refusing to leave. In this episode, Laura Winter speaks with two former heads of the State Space Agency of Ukraine, Volodymyr Usov and Lyubomyr Sabadosh, and their colleague Liliya Shevchuk, the director of the country’s Space Initiatives Center. But first, Winter speaks with Homer Hickam, a retired NASA aerospace engineer and a New York Times best-selling book author, who wrote a Washington Post opinion piece, published on March 9, with the headline “Our space partnership with Russia can’t go on.”
The DownLink [Mar 06, ’22] How Is The Space Sector Reacting To And Mitigating Against The Effects Of Russia’s War?
How is the space sector reacting to Russia’s war in Ukraine and mitigating against an uptick in cyber threats to space systems? Laura Winter speaks with Dan Dumbacher, Executive Director of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, or AIAA; and with Frank Backes, Senior Vice president of Kratos Federal Space and Board Chair of the Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center, or Space ISAC; Sam Visner, Technical Fellow at the Mitre Corporation and Vice Chair of the Space ISAC; and the organization’s Executive Director Erin Miller.
The DownLink [Feb 27, ’22] Tech and Financial Sanctions Target Russia’s Space Programs
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has kicked off financial and technical sanctions targeting Russian space programs,…
The DownLink [Feb 21, ’22]Are Balloons A Persistent Defense Business Opportunity?
Balloons as big as a football stadium provide the Department of Defense with suborbital services, such as payload hosting and persistent ultra-high quality and high definition earth observation data. Is it enough for a business? Is this a little-known opportunity? Laura Winter speaks with Ryan Hartman, CEO of World View.
The DownLink [Feb 13, ’22] Russia’s Space Programs And Sanctions, Now And In The Future
If you think sanctions to counter Russian aggression have not and will not make a…