@Genevaexpat

Views expressed here are strictly personal, and may tend towards the snarky.

Joined August 2009
  • Tweets3.4K
  • Following747
  • Followers2K
54Media
Theresa Hitchens retweeted
Brandon Williams
@NNSAWilliamsSep 14
The era of primarily emphasizing Stockpile Stewardship is over. Going forward we will be defined primarily as an organization focused on weapons production.
24
72
36
816
78,062
To no one's surprise, Lt. Gen. Doug Schiess was confirmed last night as the 3rd CSO: breakingdefense.com/2026/08/…

Schiess confirmed as third Space Force chief - Breaking Defense

Lt. Gen. Doug Schiess will inherit a bigger service with plans to grow further, but also a complex set of acquisition and workforce challenges.

breakingdefense.com
1
2
268
What could possibly go wrong?
The New York Times
@nytimesAug 6
Breaking News: Scientists have used A.I. to create new viruses for the first time, raising hopes for medical advances while also raising the possibility that the technology could someday be used to invent dangerous pathogens. nyti.ms/4bxx7Wy

This A.I. Just Created Viruses Not Found in Nature

Scientists trained artificial intelligence on libraries of DNA and then asked the model to create recipes for viral genomes. Sixteen of them were viable, yielding new viruses.

nytimes.com
1
300
This is important. OMB and Commerce are making an enormous mistake. airandspaceforces.com/space-…

Space Force Adjusts as Commerce Cuts Space Traffic Management Program | Air & Space Forces Magazine

The Space Force and industry groups oppose Trump administration plans to cut a new civilian Space Traffic Management system in fiscal 2026.

airandspaceforces.com
5
8
726
Jonathan and his work are treasures. Not only has the Space Report been made freely accessible, but Jonathan has also personally contributed to so many other projects and efforts over the years. Consider supporting this (the Space Library is truly epic).
Jonathan McDowell
@planet458922 Jan 2025
Well, big news. I am planning to move the Space Library to a new home. And I need some help - in 35 years I've never asked for funding or subscriptions for my Space Report, to keep it independent, but now I need to raise additional funds. gofundme.com/f/fund-jonathan…

Donate to Fund Jonathan's Space Report Library Transition, organized by Jonathan McDowell

UPDATE: Good news! I have acquired a home for the library and renova… Jonathan McDowell needs your support for Fund Jonathan's Space Report Library Transition

gofundme.com
4
11
2,119
Hey Followers. I will no longer be personally posting content on this site; rather migrating to bluesky. Though I will continue to follow those of you who do, I'm not going to be checking daily. Stay safe out there.
2
515
Remember Burnt Frost? It was about space debris too. 🙄 breakingdefense.com/2024/10/…

Secretive space plane X-37B to test 'first of a kind' maneuvers for shifting orbits - Breaking...

US Space Command has been clamoring for new technology to enable "dynamic space operations," which include "sustained" maneuvering that doesn't eat up fuel to allow US military spacecraft and...

breakingdefense.com
3
1
5
713
A little late in posting, but this also happened today: breakingdefense.com/2024/07/…

Saltzman names former UK space chief 'Assistant CSO' to promote allied partnership - Breaking...

In his Commanders Note issued today, Gen. Chance Saltzman said the appointment marks the first time a foreign officer has been assigned to such a high position within a US service. 

breakingdefense.com
6
619
FAA's Falcon 9 investigation likely will impact next few scheduled launches, i.e. UK Space Command's first satellite, Tyche, and Space Norway's Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission carrying hosted comms payloads for Norwegian MoD and the US Space Force. @BreakingDefense
1
498
Theresa Hitchens retweeted
Andrea Rotter@AndreaRotter3312 Jul 2024
While the scrutiny of #US President Joe #Biden is overshadowing everything right now, this is a must-read on #Trump's potential "radical reorganization" of #NATO, including a "two-tier NATO system", and its implications for #European Allies 👇 politico.com/news/magazine/2…

Trump’s Plan for NATO Is Emerging

Trump advisers envision a ‘radical reorientation’ in which Washington takes a back seat to Europe — and cuts a deal with Putin over Ukraine.

politico.com
1
1
367
NATO to develop a commercial space strategy, that sounds an awful lot like DoD's recent one. breakingdefense.com/2024/07/…

NATO plans first commercial space strategy to spur tech innovation - Breaking Defense

On the cusp of NATO's 75th Anniversary Summit, the House Armed Services Committee sent a first-ever international delegation focused on space security to Europe.

breakingdefense.com
1
1
2
676
NATO is now committed to developing a commercial space strategy, to speed capabilities to allied militaries, following a pre-summit working group meeting. #NATOSummit @BreakingDefense
1
5
1
16
1,969
Space now a priority for NATO leaders, Euro leaders scramble to meet threats - Breaking Defense breakingdefense.com/2024/07/…
4
6
1,072
Imagine how ignorant you have to be to get scared by this.
110
143
39
990
111,180
Crikey.
David Burbach (also @dburbach Bluesky)@dburbach9 Jul 2024
One of Trump's political staffers at NASA tried to make the agency stop referring to the Big Bang or age of the universe as widely accepted. Imagine when actual career NASA scientists have to follow that line or be fired
4
461
Sad news. He was a delightful soul.
Sergey Batsanov@SBatsanov8 Jul 2024
Passing away of Amb. Sergio Duarte of Brazil is a great loss for disarmament and non-proliferation community. After brilliant career in government and in the UN he continued working for this noble cause till last days of his life as the President of Pugwash. Rest in peace, Sergio
2
2
481
Well then.
David Burbach (also @dburbach Bluesky)@dburbach3 Jul 2024
My god, from the Heritage Foundation president's statement praising the Presidential immunity decision: "we are in the process of the second American Revolution, WHICH WILL REMAIN BLOODLESS IF THE LEFT ALLOWS IT TO BE" (my caps)
1
281
Yup. Water balloon calvinandhobbesagain.wordpre…

Water balloon

1986. july 1.

calvinandhobbesagain.wordpress.com
215
We break: breakingdefense.com/2024/06/…

Space Force boots RTX from MEO missile warning/tracking program - Breaking Defense

"This was done because the RTX Epoch 1 development effort was facing significant cost growth from the original agreement baseline, projecting slips to the launch schedule, and had unresolved design...

breakingdefense.com
1
9
1
29
23,876
Just because you call it a counterspace capability, doesn't mean it's not a weapon in space: breakingdefense.com/2024/05/…

European Defense Fund invests in 'Bodyguard' satellite development to 'counteract' orbital threats...

The project is designed "to increase Europe’s independence and superiority in space," the EDF's two-page fact sheet says.

breakingdefense.com
6
2
24
3,162
Load more