Episode
Space Competition: Sovereign Systems May Have Entangled Outcomes
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- The DownLink Podcast
- Published
- May 1, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 2065
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Summary
The White House has nominated Lieutenant General Doug Schiess to become the third U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations. This nomination comes at a critical juncture, as allies race to develop sovereign space capabilities to reduce — or altogether avoid — dependence on the United States and its commercial service providers. Laura Winter speaks with Pacôme Révillon, CEO of Novaspace.