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@vsamsondc.bsky.social
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Hates the humidity, loves cats. Works on space policy for @swfoundation.bsky.social, but opinions are mine, not my organization's. She/her
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vsamsondc.bsky.social @vsamsondc.bsky.social · Apr 3
It's out!! This monster has doubled in size from when we first started it in 2018; little did we know what we were getting ourselves into. Check out the 2025 edition 👇
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Secure World Foundation @swfoundation.bsky.social · Apr 3
1/ Today SWF is releasing the 2025 version of our Global Counterspace Capabilities report, which tracks R&D, testing, & deployment of counterspace capabilities, edited by @VSamson_DC with editorial support by Laetitia Cesari.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 6h
#WarRavagedPortland
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vsamsondc.bsky.social @vsamsondc.bsky.social · 8h
Gutted that my parasocial best friend is leaving

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Column | Food critic Tom Sietsema is stepping down — and dropping his anonymity
After a quarter-century of reviewing restaurants, donning disguises and turning down photos, The Post’s food critic is ready for his next course.
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vsamsondc.bsky.social @vsamsondc.bsky.social · 8h
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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 18h
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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vsamsondc.bsky.social @vsamsondc.bsky.social · 8h
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Iran Plans Launch of Solid-Fuel Space Vehicles from Chabahar Center - Space/Science news - Tasnim News Agency
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran is finalizing the first phase of the Chabahar Space Center, designed for solid-fuel launch vehicles, and is preparing for its inaugural launch, the head of the Iranian Space Age...
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vsamsondc.bsky.social @vsamsondc.bsky.social · 8h
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China Calls NASA On Orbital Conjunction
China’s message to the US space agency urged the American spacecraft to stay put while Beijing maneuvered its own assets, NASA space sustainability director Drew Alvin said during a panel at the Inter...
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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 1d
News: The Pentagon has sent out its revised rules to reporters who wish to have building access. The new rules say that even soliciting tips on social media is grounds for losing badge access, per a copy I've obtained. More in tonight's edition of @status.news. Subscribe: www.status.news/subscribe
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vsamsondc.bsky.social @vsamsondc.bsky.social · 2d
"Gen Tedman said UK military satellites had been fitted with counter-jamming technologies but added: 'We're seeing our satellites being jammed by the Russians on a reasonably persistent basis.'"

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Russia targets UK military satellites on weekly basis
Moscow is attempting to collect information from UK spacecraft, according to the MoD.
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vsamsondc.bsky.social @vsamsondc.bsky.social · 2d
www.china-in-space.com/p/pakistani-...
Pakistani Astronaut May Visit Tiangong in 2026, Media Reports
But plans for the space mission remain officially unclear.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 4d
Experts said federal officials would likely be deeply interested in understanding direct Chinese investment in SpaceX.

The U.S. government has asserted China has a systematic strategy of using investments in sensitive industries to conduct espionage.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Took Money Directly From Chinese Investors, Company Insider Testifies
The newly unsealed testimony marks the first time direct Chinese investment in the company has been disclosed, raising new questions about foreign ownership interests in one of America’s most importan...
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Secure World Foundation @swfoundation.bsky.social · 5d
🚀 SWF’s @vsamsondc.bsky.social will join experts in Bengaluru on Oct. 6–8, 2025 for India–US Cooperation on Global Security, hosted by CISAC & NIAS.
She’ll speak on space security, SSA & India–US cooperation pathways 🌍✨
#SWF #SpaceSecurity #SpaceDiplomacy
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Dr. Kevin Kuciapinski @kevinkuciapinski.bsky.social · 6d
It was a pleasure for CelesTrak to catch up with Victoria at Secure World Foundation at IAC 2025
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#CelesTrak #SWF #SSA #SpaceFlightSafety #IAC2025
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vsamsondc.bsky.social @vsamsondc.bsky.social · 6d
Great seeing you guys as well!
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Secure World Foundation @swfoundation.bsky.social · 6d
🚀 22 days to go until #SWFsummit25 — Industry Insight & National Leadership.
The 7th Summit for Space Sustainability will bring together global leaders to shape the future of space through policy, strategy, and commercial innovation.
📍 Paris | 🗓️ Oct 22–23, 2025
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vsamsondc.bsky.social @vsamsondc.bsky.social · 9d
Booth #779 - come check out @swfoundation.bsky.social at #IAC2025!
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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 9d
"out of the three mass shootings today,"
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Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 9d
Iraq War veteran Thomas Sanford has been identified as the gunman who attacked Grand Blanc Mormon church, killing 2 people and setting it ablaze. Out of the three mass shootings today, two of them have been carried out by Iraq war veterans.
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Secure World Foundation @swfoundation.bsky.social · 9d
Here’s where to catch @chrisjohnson.bsky.social at #IAC2025

👉 Responding to Unfriendly Lawful and Unlawful Acts in Outer Space
📅 Tue Sep 30 | 10:15 AEST | Room C2.3
👉 Lunar Operations and Orbital Management: Governance in Cislunar Space
📅 Thu Oct 2 | 10:15 AEST | Room C2.3
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Secure World Foundation @swfoundation.bsky.social · 9d
Here's where to catch @vsamsondc.bsky.social at #IAC2025

👉 Global Networking Forum: Success in Space Through Security, Investment, and Sustainability
📅 Wed Oct 1 | 14:50 AEST | Parkside 2
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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 10d
🚨 New directive NSPM-7 targets "anti-capitalism," “anti-Christian,” and “anti-American" opinions as indicators of extremist violence, authorizing an army of 4,000 counter-terrorism officers to prevent crimes that haven't happened:
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Trump’s NSPM-7 Labels Common Beliefs As Terrorism “Indicators”
New order targets “anti-Christian,” “anti-American,” and “anti-capitalism” opinions
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vsamsondc.bsky.social @vsamsondc.bsky.social · 11d
We'll find out if this is the case #IAC2025 Sydney
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Secure World Foundation @swfoundation.bsky.social · 12d
🌍🚀 We’re heading to #IAC2025 in Sydney (Sept 29–Oct 3)!
📍 Visit us at Booth #779
🎤 Don’t miss:
– Chris Johnson on Lunar Ops & Cislunar Governance
– Victoria Samson at GNF on Success in Space: Security, Investment & Sustainability
#SpaceGovernance
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vsamsondc.bsky.social @vsamsondc.bsky.social · 12d
Middleton, commanding general for U.S. Space Forces in Europe and Africa: "Technology is great. But the biggest capability you have is teaming with our partners and allies." Too bad this isn't the message coming out of the WH
www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...
Foreign ties are crucial to US space dominance, officials say
More partnerships, tighter alliances are needed to counter advances by China and others, U.S. space leaders said.
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vsamsondc.bsky.social @vsamsondc.bsky.social · 12d
The follow-on program to GSSAP "absolutely has a refueling requirement,” per Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy of the USSF. GSSAP already travels all over GEO - how much more maneuvering are they anticipating needing the program to do?

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Next chapter in space defense: Satellites that never stop moving
Next chapter in space defense: Satellites that never stop moving
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Bleddyn Bowen @bleddb.bsky.social · 12d
So that’s France, UK, and Germany now openly talking about developing space-based weapons.
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Katja Bego @katjabego.bsky.social · 13d
This is big: "Germany will invest €35 billion in space-related defense projects by 2030, stepping up the country’s tech independence and ability to protect its assets in orbit amid an increasing militarization of outer space, Defense Minister Pistorius announced." www.defensenews.com/global/europ...
Germany unveils $40bn military-space investment, citing new threats
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said two Russian satellites were tracking spacecraft used by the Bundeswehr, Germany's armed forces.
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vsamsondc.bsky.social @vsamsondc.bsky.social · 12d
Guess who's getting added to our counterspace report next year
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