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"As Military SATCOM Use Grows, Rivals Vie to Cut SpaceX’s Market Share" by Air & Space Forces Magazine - SpaceX is the leading commercial launch vendor. The US military doesn't want to be locked in by just one vendor, and is encouraging competitors to develop diversified launch capabilities available to them. airandspaceforces.com/commerci #satellite #communications #military #space #spacegeek

Air & Space Forces Magazine · As Military SATCOM Grows, Rivals Vie to Cut SpaceX MarketIn the Space Force’s push to embrace commercial SATCOM capabilities, it faces questions about competition and accessibility.
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The Importance of Being SpaceX

#Tesla might be suffering, but SpaceX is poised to profit off billions in new government contracts
nytimes.com/2025/03/24/us/poli

" #SpaceX is positioning itself to win billions in new federal contracts from the #Pentagon, the Federal #Aviation Admn, the Federal #Communications Commission and #NASA...The scale of the #business is staggering, as is the potential for #conflicts of interest."

A tiny satellite has enabled quantum-encrypted information to be sent between China and South Africa, the farthest distance yet achieved for quantum communication.
The team’s system is drastically smaller and cheaper that previous attempts, and they think it represents a big step towards the creation of a global network of secure, quantum communication.

Bye Starlink...

#Satellites #QuantumSatellite #China #Communications

nature.com/articles/d41586-025

www.nature.comTiny satellite sets new record for secure quantum communicationHear the biggest stories from the world of science | 19 March 2025
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Casual White House Starlink Use Is A #Cybersecurity Nightmare, A Transparency Problem, And A Weird Marketing Stunt
techdirt.com/2025/03/19/casual

" #Musk is casually integrating #Starlink systems into the #WhiteHouse telecom network...

to have a #communications backchannel for stuff you don’t want tracked by any sort of White House network logging technologies... there are suggestions the Starlink traffic isn’t encrypted, creating a huge security risk"

#ElonMusk#Doge#Coup