NASA Spaceflight
• Chris Bergin, Ryan Weber
SpaceX is moving toward a Starship Flight 12 attempt in mid-May, with an official launch-window notification indicating windows could begin as early as May 12. The update signals the start of renewed attempt planning after the prior shift that pushed the next test flight from April into May.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: Airline warned it faces revocation of certificate if corrections are not implemented. Russian federal air transport regulator Rosaviatsia has restricted the air operator’s certificate of carrier Izhavia after an inspection of its activities.
The War Zone
• Ian Ellis-Jones, Tyler Rogoway
By The War Zone: Testing of China's very large flying-wing drones appears to be ramping up, along with one unmanned fighter-like design.
Runway Girl
• Mary Kirby
By Runway Girl: Three new aero antennas, one each from Amazon Leo, ThinKom Solutions and Starlink are being positioned for gig-level speeds.
Space.com
• Samantha Mathewson
By Space.com: Scientists are using drone radar on Earth to refine how spacecraft could locate and access buried water ice on Mars, improving future mission planning and astronaut resources.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — The European Union Satellite Centre (SatCen), which for more than two decades has been producing satellite imagery-based security and military reports for EU nations, is on the threshold of a major increase in responsibility as the EU prepares to manage a constellation of high-revisit,.
Via Satellite
• Mark Holmes
By Via Satellite: Loft is to play a key role in an ambitious next-generation Earth Observation (EO) constellation project in France. It is to partner with Magellium Artal Group after winning a multi-year contract worth up to tens of millions of euros from the French Space Agency (CNES) for the deployment of this constellation.
time.com
• Chantelle Lee
By time.com: The partial government shutdown ended this week, but the toll it has taken on the TSA may still be felt for months to come, experts have warned.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
FlightGlobal
• Jon Hemmerdinger
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
