• Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy says the Pentagon now treats cislunar space as a warfighting domain, and the Space Force wants commercial, non-development capabilities fielded by the end of fiscal 2029.
  • Two RFIs are coming: one for foundational cislunar technology such as space domain awareness and navigation, and one for AI software for autonomous spacecraft.
  • Purdy cites China’s launch of 30 Cubesats near a Lagrange point; his Cislunar Coordination Office has a prioritised unfunded requirements list but no total cost was given.