World Space Business Week highlighted how interoperability, mission-wide resilience, sovereign control and AI are becoming critical to operating securely in an increasingly complex and contested space environment.
Satellite insurers are recalibrating risk models as mega-constellations, orbital congestion, emerging technologies and new mission profiles reshape how the industry evaluates and covers an increasingly complex space market.
Orbital sustainability is becoming a strategic business imperative as satellite growth and congestion drive demand for automated collision avoidance, coordinated traffic management, spacecraft servicing and stronger global regulations.
Dr. David Voss of the Space Warfighting Analysis Center explores why mission architectures matter, how resilience is truly achieved in real-world operations, and what becomes possible as the space community advances toward a more connected, interoperable future.
Europe’s push for sovereign space capabilities is driving increased investment while forcing satellite vendors to become more selective about where they compete and how they position their offerings.
Dr. Kelly Backes of MITRE explores how advances in quantum sensing, timing and navigation could strengthen the security and resilience of future space systems, and why the industry needs to start preparing now.
The commercial space sector faces an escalating talent crunch for experienced, flight-proven engineers, forcing satellite and aerospace companies to rethink compensation, recruit from adjacent tech sectors and invest in internal training.
How The Gentlemen ransomware group’s breach of a technology supplier exposed sensitive aerospace and defense data, highlighting the growing cyber risks posed by third-party vendors and interconnected space industry supply chains.
Space industry leaders look ahead to 2027, when scaling launch, infrastructure, manufacturing and sovereign capabilities will put execution to the test.
