# I’m happy to craft headlines that precisely reflect the article’s content, but I’ll need the article text first. Could you share the full article so the headlines are based only on what’s explicitly stated? - Date: 2026-04-06 - Category: Space & Aerospace The SDA is building a 1,000-satellite constellation to replace lost spacecraft in conflict. Every component — laser crosslinks, valves, connectors — runs through a supplier base that cannot currently scale. That is a hardware problem, not a budget one. ---