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-| Jay Allen @jayallen.pro · Aug 4
New on Medium:
The Orbital Swarm Is Already Here
How Mega-constellations are reshaping power in orbit.
Space isn’t quiet. It’s strategic.

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#Space #LEO #Geopolitics #Medium
The Orbital Swarm Is Already Here
How satellite mega-constellations are redrawing the lines of war, power, and sovereignty
medium.com
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37,000+ satellites on the books. Can LEO orbit can handle it?

New post on Blue Origin's TeraWave and what the mid-2030s congestion problem looks like.

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#SpaceSecurity #LEO #TeraWave
The Next Phase in Space Connectivity: Blue Origin’s TeraWave Meets Starlink’s Evolving Ambition
Blue Origin just filed plans for a 5,408-satellite constellation. Not a consumer broadband play. Not a Starlink clone. Something different: an enterprise-grade, multi-orbit data backbone designed to m...
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February 9, 2026 at 11:54 AM
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China has launched its fourth Shenlong reusable spaceplane mission, with few details released beyond the post article. The cadence alone makes this worth watching. Quiet programmes rarely stay quiet for long.
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#Space #China #ReusableSpacecraft #SpaceSecurity #DualUse #LEO
China sends fourth ‘Shenlong’ reusable spacecraft mission into orbit
Programme for ‘peaceful use of outer space’ launched in 2020 is seen as potential rival to US Space Force’s X-37B.
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February 7, 2026 at 10:37 PM
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New post - Trump's Dec 2025 space EO redefines cislunar space as strategic terrain. For allies: integration on US terms or client status. STM marketisation, missile defence ties, nuclear detection mandates.

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#SpacePolicy #SpaceSecurity #Cislunar #Geopolitics
Ensuring American Space Superiority
Superiority. That's the word that jumped out when Trump signed his latest space executive order on 18th December 2025. Not leadership. Not cooperation. Superiority. Language matters in policy documen...
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February 6, 2026 at 1:36 PM
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Software used to wait for you. Now it acts. New blog post on what agentic AI actually is, what it looks like in production, and why the security model matters more than the hype. No buzzwords, just the practical picture.
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The Rise of the Agents: When Software Starts Acting
Software used to wait for you. You opened an application, clicked buttons, filled in forms, and told it exactly what to do. That era is ending. A new class of AI systems doesn't wait for instructions ...
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February 6, 2026 at 12:43 PM
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Really excited to share that my book Swarm is now up for pre-order. It’s about the rise of megaconstellations and what that means for power, conflict, and resilience in Low Earth Orbit. @univnebpress.bsky.social Potomac Books www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/potomac-book...

#LEO #Megaconstellations #Space
Swarm - Nebraska Press
www.nebraskapress.unl.edu
January 30, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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Forty years on from Challenger, the technical causes are well known. The harder question is what it reveals about risk, culture, and decision-making, and what still echoes today.

My latest post: jayallen.pro/challenger-4...

#space #Challenger #nasa
Challenger, 40 Years On: Have We Learned Anything?
On the morning of 28 January 1986, ice hung from the launch tower at Cape Canaveral. Engineers knew the temperature was unusually low, colder than anything the Space Shuttle programme had experienced ...
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January 28, 2026 at 7:55 PM
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So it (finally) begins. Parts of the IRIS2 network are live. www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

#space #EU #Defence
www.euronews.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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Greenland isn’t theatre. It’s signalling: Arctic access and ground stations are bargaining chips. For UK, High North is the front door; dependency is the risk. jayallen.pro/the-arctic-a... #Greenland #NATO #SpaceSecurity
The Arctic as Flashpoint: What Trump's Greenland Push Reveals About Northern Security
When the President of the United States says America “needs” Greenland for defence, he’s not making a real estate pitch. He’s signalling that Arctic access is now a strategic entitlement question, not...
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January 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Financial Warfare in the Americas: What Europe Should Learn from Venezuela
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Financial Warfare in the Americas: What Europe Should Learn from Venezuela
The United States just abducted a head of state, and the weapon that made it possible wasn’t a carrier group, it was a tariff schedule. Over the weekend, the Trump administration launched a military ...
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January 5, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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Flying out of #DEL today and visibility looks to down to maybe 200mtrs (haven’t seen the METAR yet). 408 on the AQI 😬
December 19, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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theregister.com
The CRASH Clock is ticking as satellite congestion in low Earth orbit worsens
The CRASH Clock is ticking as satellite congestion in low Earth orbit worsens
It's getting crowded up there Earth's orbit is starting to look like an LA freeway, with more and more satellites being launched each year. If you're worried about collisions and space debris making the area unusable – and you should be – scientists have proposed a new metric to contribute to your anxiety: the CRASH Clock.…
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December 12, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Europe faces a hard reset. The 2025 US NSS shifts more responsibility onto allies. For the UK and EU, the question is whether to step up with unity and real capability, or risk being sidelined. 🇪🇺🇬🇧 #NATO #EuropeSecurity #UK #Defence2025 #NSS

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Implications of the 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy for the UK and Europe
Europe After America’s 2025 National Security Strategy A British view from the alliance front line When Washington drops a new National Security Strategy, most Europeans skim the headlines, reassure...
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December 9, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Just published The Last Patrol, a near-future, moment-by-moment look at a UK nuclear second-strike scenario, based on real CASD procedures and open sources.
jayallen.pro/the-last-pat... #NuclearPolicy #CASD #Deterrence #UKDefence
The Last Patrol
The United Kingdom has maintained a continuous at-sea deterrent (CASD) since 1969, code-named Operation Relentless, meaning at least one nuclear-armed submarine is always on patrol, hidden in the worl...
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December 2, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Well that’s not something you see everyday. A C-130J coming into Odiham. Just overflew me with gear down on approach. #avgeek
October 29, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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Elon Musk now owns two thirds of satellites as 10,000th Starlink launches
Elon Musk now owns two thirds of satellites as 10,000th Starlink launches
Elon Musk now owns two thirds of satellites as 10,000th Starlink launches
www.independent.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Reports via @engadget.bsky.social suggest SpaceX’s Starshield satellites are using unauthorised frequencies. If true, it’s not just a regulatory issue, it’s a warning for how blurred the line between commercial and military orbit has become. #SpaceSecurity #LEO

www.engadget.com/science/spac...
SpaceX's Starshield satellites are reportedly transmitting signals on unauthorized frequencies
SpaceX's Starshield satellites might be violating international standards to transmit data to Earth.
www.engadget.com
October 18, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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FCC kicks off 'Space Month' with vow to fast-track satellite licensing
FCC kicks off 'Space Month' with vow to fast-track satellite licensing
Agency aims to replace its default 'no' with default 'yes' while overhauling rules for operators The US Federal Communications Commission has launched "Space Month," with Chairman Brendan Carr saying that "we'll replace a default to no at the agency to a default to yes" for satellite licensing requests.…
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October 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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theskyisfull.com
🚀 Coming in 2026 - The Sky Is Full 🎙️

A documentary podcast on the satellite swarms reshaping life, politics, and war. From the Cold War to Silicon Valley, Ukraine’s battlefields to Chinese launch pads - how low Earth orbit became the world’s new high ground.

👉 theskyisfull.com
The Sky Is Full Podcast – A Story of Power in Orbit
September 26, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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andrewjonesspace.bsky.social
China's CGST has returned the favour, using its Jilin-1 sats to image a Maxar Worldview Legion 2 satellite. mp.weixin.qq.com/s/3oGA5_HVKJ...
September 13, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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🚀 Thrilled to share I’ve signed with Potomac Books (Univ. of Nebraska Press) to publish my first book: Swarm: The Rise of Mega-Constellations and the Battle for Low Earth Orbit. Draft nearly done, publication planned for 2026. jayallen.pro
September 3, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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China’s LEO ambitions get boost with more launches. www.space.com/space-explor...
China launches 8th batch of satellites for 13,000-strong internet megaconstellation (video)
It was the fourth Guowang launch in less than three weeks.
www.space.com
August 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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2030: War in the Shadows: How China Could Take Taiwan Without Firing First
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2030: War in the Shadows: How China Could Take Taiwan Without Firing First
The first sign was not a missile launch, but a picture. At 06:42 Taipei time, a high‑resolution satellite image surfaced on a public imagery feed: a line of grey hulls pushing east from the Chinese c...
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August 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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This is exactly what my research has been saying for sometime! The cyber/physical threats to satellites are real and need to be addressed! jayallen.pro
August 8, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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@tnewtondunn.bsky.social Just wanted to say the last episode of your podcast with Gen Rainey was brilliant, a riveting listen! Hats off to you and Gen Sanders for what is turning out to be a defining series. I wondered if you had any future episodes planned on Taiwan or Space Security? Thanks!
August 7, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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Interesting news from Eutelsat raises questions on whether they can become a true competitor to Starlink? I have doubts. #Space #Spacesecurity

www.theregister.com/2025/08/05/e...
Eutelsat LEO revenue rockets 84%
: OneWeb constellation may be smaller, but it's suddenly looking like a safer bet for some
www.theregister.com
August 5, 2025 at 4:47 PM