THE NEW SPACE RACE: GOP senators back Trump’s space-based ‘Iron Dome’ plan with $19.5B bill. “The move comes just days after Trump’s Jan. 28 executive order, which directed the Pentagon to develop a comprehensive missile defense system heavily reliant on space sensors for tracking hypersonic missiles — like those being developed by China — which fly at extremely high speeds and can maneuver to evade traditional ground-based radar systems.”

I’ve often wondered if SpaceX has a few hidden tricks up the sleeves of those 7,000 Starlink satellites.