Associated Press
• Marcia Dunn
Katalyst Space Technologies says its Link satellite, deployed to assist NASA’s aging Swift Observatory, is experiencing thruster problems and has entered an uncontrollable spin. The attitude disturbance is disrupting communications as the mission works through the anomaly.
CNBC
• Leslie Josephs
By CNBC: Boeing took a $280 million charge on its long-delayed Air Force One program.
Reuters
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Space.com
• Monisha Ravisetti
By Space.com: NASA's Roman Space Telescope is set to launch in August. It just got its fuel supply for the trip.
Bloomberg
• Angus Whitley
By Bloomberg: Australian startup Koala Airlines Pty said it’s in talks with more than 10 foreign carriers to provide domestic flights for their passengers after they arrive in the country, a new business model designed to avoid competition with Qantas Airways Ltd.
SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Parsonson
By SpaceNews.com: BURG — The European Space Agency is moving ahead with plans to examine the feasibility of repurposing Lunar Link, a communications system developed for NASA’s now-paused Gateway space station, as a dedicated lunar communications asset.
Aviation Source
• Len Varley
By Aviation Source: London Gatwick has strengthened its position as a major gateway to Africa with the launch of Air Zimbabwe's direct flights to Harare.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: Venture hands over more than 1,000 Leap powerplants in first six months. French aerospace firm Safran has hiked its full-year forecast for CFM International Leap engine deliveries, expecting a “high teens” percentage rise on last year.
