Nick Reese, Author at SpaceNews https://spacenews.com Covering the business and politics of space Thu, 29 May 2025 16:37:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-SN_forza_star-32x32.png Nick Reese, Author at SpaceNews https://spacenews.com 32 32 80681979 Space assets could be held ransom. Will we have any choice but to pay? https://spacenews.com/space-assets-could-be-held-ransom-will-we-have-any-choice-but-to-pay/ https://spacenews.com/space-assets-could-be-held-ransom-will-we-have-any-choice-but-to-pay/#respond Mon, 02 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=518442 1983 illustration of a GPS satellite. Credit: The U.S. National Archives

Ransomware exploits value. Attackers put victims against a decision to pay for the hope of the return of their system or lose it. For victims, it is hard to justify […]

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]]> https://spacenews.com/space-assets-could-be-held-ransom-will-we-have-any-choice-but-to-pay/feed/ 0 518442 Companies are planning to build space critical infrastructure. Can space policy keep up? https://spacenews.com/companies-are-planning-to-build-space-critical-infrastructure-can-space-policy-keep-up/ https://spacenews.com/companies-are-planning-to-build-space-critical-infrastructure-can-space-policy-keep-up/#respond Thu, 20 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=513103 LunaNet illustration

Building space policy is hard enough. It’s harder when trying to make a future-focused policy decision based on abstract concepts. That’s really the problem with the space critical infrastructure conversation, […]

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]]> https://spacenews.com/companies-are-planning-to-build-space-critical-infrastructure-can-space-policy-keep-up/feed/ 0 513103 What President Biden’s second cybersecurity executive order means for the space economy https://spacenews.com/what-president-bidens-second-cybersecurity-executive-order-means-for-the-space-economy/ https://spacenews.com/what-president-bidens-second-cybersecurity-executive-order-means-for-the-space-economy/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=511705 Photo of the White House

In the waning hours of the Biden administration, the Executive Order on Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation’s Cybersecurity was released. The order is a sweeping opus that covers […]

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]]> https://spacenews.com/what-president-bidens-second-cybersecurity-executive-order-means-for-the-space-economy/feed/ 0 511705 The economic case for a Space Critical Infrastructure model https://spacenews.com/the-economic-case-for-a-space-critical-infrastructure-model/ https://spacenews.com/the-economic-case-for-a-space-critical-infrastructure-model/#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=507462 Image of a space station in lunar orbit generated via DALL-E.

The utility of space-based services and information is beyond reproach, as reflected in the increasing demand for space services on the part of Earthlings. So great is the demand that […]

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]]> https://spacenews.com/the-economic-case-for-a-space-critical-infrastructure-model/feed/ 0 507462 National Security Memorandum-22 omitted space entirely. Here’s a path forward. https://spacenews.com/national-security-memorandum-22-omitted-space-entirely-heres-path-forward/ https://spacenews.com/national-security-memorandum-22-omitted-space-entirely-heres-path-forward/#respond Mon, 20 May 2024 14:30:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=424187 A photo taken from a space station showing Earth's cloud cover illuminated by a sunrise.

As the stardust settles after the release of NSM-22, the space community should take a moment to see the opportunity it has been presented.

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]]> https://spacenews.com/national-security-memorandum-22-omitted-space-entirely-heres-path-forward/feed/ 0 424187 More Than Just LEO: A Framework for SPD-8 and Space Critical Infrastructure https://spacenews.com/more-than-just-leo-a-framework-for-spd-8-and-space-critical-infrastructure/ https://spacenews.com/more-than-just-leo-a-framework-for-spd-8-and-space-critical-infrastructure/#respond Wed, 03 Jan 2024 15:30:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=218938 Only classifying objects in LEO as space critical infrastructure excludes many of the more ambitious space endeavors planned for the future. Credit: NASA

The current debate over whether to weight space critical infrastructure on its impact on terrestrial activity overlooks most deep space activity.

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]]> https://spacenews.com/more-than-just-leo-a-framework-for-spd-8-and-space-critical-infrastructure/feed/ 0 218938 Space Critical Infrastructure: Breaking the Binary Debate and a Call for Space Council Action https://spacenews.com/space-critical-infrastructure-breaking-the-binary-debate-and-a-call-for-space-council-action/ https://spacenews.com/space-critical-infrastructure-breaking-the-binary-debate-and-a-call-for-space-council-action/#respond Tue, 26 Sep 2023 16:02:02 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=190123

Nick Reese is the cofounder and managing partner of Frontier Foundry, a data and artificial intelligence company based in Washington. He was the director of emerging technology policy at the […]

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