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- 1Space Systems Command interns visit Vandenberg for mission perspective●Bridging Acquisition and Operations: SSC interns gain mission perspective at Vandenberg
Space Systems Command interns traveled to Vandenberg Space Force Base in California to see how space systems they help acquire are used in actual operations. The visit aimed to connect the acquisition workforce with frontline mission operators, giving interns firsthand exposure to launch and orbital operations. The Space Force highlighted the program as part of efforts to build a more mission-aware acquisition team.
- 2Nuclear Crisis Could Start With Silence in Space, Analysis Warns▼A Nuclear Crisis Could Begin With Silence In Space – Analysis
A new analysis warns that a nuclear crisis could begin not with an attack but with silence in space, such as a loss of contact with satellites that command and control nuclear forces. It argues that disrupted space-based communications and early-warning systems could be misread as a prelude to hostilities, raising the risk of escalation between nuclear-armed states.
- 3Critical vulnerability found in NASA's AIT-Core software●NASA-AMMOS AIT-Core ≤3.1.1 has a CRITICAL vuln (CVE-2026-105105): ZeroMQ bus lacks auth, exposing command & telemetry to
NASA's AMMOS AIT-Core toolkit, used for spacecraft ground systems, has a critical vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-105105. The flaw affects versions up to 3.1.1: its ZeroMQ bus ships without authentication, potentially exposing spacecraft commands and telemetry to remote attackers. NASA has released version 3.1.2, which restricts bus access to the local loopback interface, and users are urged to upgrade immediately.