# Isaacman Wants Congress to Bet on Commercial Satellites Instead of Landsat. The Math Does Not Work.

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- date: 2026-04-23
- category: Space & Aerospace

On May 13, Congress votes on whether to defund the 50-year satellite image archive that Planet and Maxar built their businesses on.

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