Plus: Space Force previews international collaboration strategy, international space alliances hold strong despite geopolitical turmoil.
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| Presented by |  | | SpaceNews journalists are reporting from the 40th Space Symposium, held in Colorado Springs, Co. We'll bring highlights to your inbox โ for full coverage, go to SpaceNews.com/symposium. | | | | | | | By Jeff Foust, April 9, 2025 | | | | | Jared Isaacman, the White House's nominee to lead NASA, said that the agency should simultaneously pursue both a human return to the moon and crewed missions to Mars.
In a confirmation hearing by the Senate Commerce Committee April 9, senators pressed Isaacman about his commitment to the ongoing Artemis lunar exploration campaign given comments by President Trump advocating for Mars missions, citing concerns about losing a new space race with China. Read More | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | Space Force to roll out strategy for international collaboration By Sandra Erwin Speaking April 9 at the Space Symposium, the service's chief of space operations Gen. Chance Saltzman, said he will soon release an "International Partnership Strategy," describing it as a framework to enhance collaboration with allies, improve interoperability, maximize information sharing and secure collective interests in space. | | Space alliances hold strong despite broader geopolitical tensions By Sandra Erwin Despite ongoing trade disputes and disagreements between Washington and European capitals over Ukraine strategy, U.S. Space Force officials said international space cooperation remains largely unaffected by these broader tensions. | | Space Force announces 'Orbital Watch' program to share intelligence with commercial sector By Sandra Erwin The Space Systems Command announced a new intelligence-sharing program called "Orbital Watch" that's aimed at warning commercial satellite operators about potential threats to their assets. The program will distribute unclassified threat data to more than 900 space companies registered through the command's "Front Door" portal, regardless of whether they hold government contracts or security clearances. | | Surge in NATO spending to benefit space sector By Debra Werner At the NATO Summit in the Netherlands this June, leaders may pledge national defense spending "as high as 3.5%" of their gross domestic products, said Tom Goffus, NATO assistant secretary for general operations. (Since 2014, NATO allies have agreed on a 2% level for defense budgets.) A 3.5% level would add about $400 billion a year to military budgets. And since it takes years to deliver tanks, aircraft and ships, "commercial space especially can operationalize that surge in investment at speed and at scale," Goffus said April 8. | Space leaders emphasize collaboration amid geopolitical challenges
By Jason Rainbow Representatives from Germany, Japan, France, Israel, Australia and India highlighted the critical role of shared innovation, scientific research and infrastructure as they outlined visions for their space programs amidst geopolitical shifts and an escalating trade war challenge the space industry. | | Defense experts warn procurement bottlenecks risk U.S. space edge By Sandra Erwin Defense leaders warn that bureaucratic obstacles and sluggish procurement processes are preventing the Pentagon from keeping pace with China's rapidly expanding space capabilities. Retired Gen. John Hyten, who previously served as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and led U.S. Air Force Space Command, criticized the Pentagon's inability to field new space systems despite years of rhetoric about accelerating development. | | 'Everyone is doing AI': Space sector urged to catch up By Jeff Foust During a symposium organized by the Universities Space Research Association and George Washington University's Space Policy Institute last month, representatives of both the space and AI fields argued for greater use of AI technologies for both spacecraft and applications of space-based data. | | Q&A: Swissto12 CEO Emile de Rijk explains why he thinks the market is shifting his way
By Jason Rainbow Swissto12 CEO Emile de Rijk believes a new class of small GEO satellites will unlock previously invisible market demand and push GEO orders beyond historic highs within five years. | Seeing the light: Cubesats share optical data
By Debra Werner Within days of each other in late February and early March, the Aerospace Corp. and Spire Global announced similar breakthroughs: demonstrating optical intersatellite links between cubesats. | | | | | | | | | | "They're not tiptoeing around the need for space weapons." | | "They're not tiptoeing around the need for space weapons." | | โ Kari Bingen, senior fellow at the Defense and Security Department at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in an interview Wednesday with Chief Content and Strategy Officer Mike Gruss at the 40th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs. Listen to the latest episode on SpaceNews.com, YouTube and wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts, and be sure to subscribe for updates all week with special guests at Symposium. | | | | | | |
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