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Cislunar Traffic Management Is a Governance Problem First

Jul 19, 2026 by S. Vega
Originally published on Astrostrategy

Cislunar space is becoming a working environment — logistics runs, relay constellations, survey craft — before any authority exists to deconflict it. Radar coverage past GEO is thin, ephemeris sharing is voluntary, and the coordination mechanisms are borrowed from an era of two spacefaring states.

Rules before rescue

The first serious cislunar incident will generate calls for a regime within weeks. Designing one now, while the traffic is still light, is cheaper than legislating from a wreck.


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