# Space Competition: Sovereign Systems May Have Entangled Outcomes

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Podcast: [The DownLink Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-downlink-podcast-5457589)
Published: 2026-05-01T18:31:40+00:00
Episode link: https://soundcloud.com/defaero-thedownlink/space-competition-sovereign
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## Resource

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.

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