Commercial Space

The FCC Just Approved a Space Mirror. Here’s Why That’s a Disaster.

📅 July 31, 2026 📂 Tech Industry

The FCC just approved a giant space mirror that will reflect sunlight on demand. But the real story isn’t the mirror—it’s that the FCC, a telecom agency, is now the de facto regulator of commercial space activities. This regulatory mismatch sets a dangerous precedent for orbital debris, space traffic, and who controls the sky.

Accountability Commercial Space FCC Geopolitics Policy Regulation Space Space Debris Technology

NASA Just Quietly Surrendered the Space Frontier to Corporate Landlords

📅 July 7, 2026 📂 Tech Industry

NASA is quietly shifting from owner-operator of space infrastructure to tenant, offloading the financial burden of the aging ISS onto private companies. The move risks creating corporate monopolies that will control access to orbit, turning the final frontier into a landlord’s market. The most important space story nobody’s talking about.

Bureaucracy Capitalism Commercial Space NASA Privatization Space