SpaceX's $4.16B SB-AMTI award is a sensor layer for tracking airborne moving targets, not interceptors. AMTI vs GMTI, the SDN Backbone deal days earlier, and how Japan's defense constellation compares.
Artemis II broke the human distance record, but the more interesting part is that cislunar logistics are starting to feel real again. Orion's delays, L1 and L2, relay satellites, Gateway, and even Gundam all end up pointing to the same question: where do you put the footholds around the Moon?
