Universe Today
• Evan Gough
NASA has confirmed the Ultraviolet EXplorer (UVEX), setting its lifecycle cost at $590 million and committing to launch by January 2031. The ultraviolet telescope is expected to be about 100 times more powerful than GALEX, whose mission ended in 2013.
The Atlantic
• Isaac Stanley-Becker, Simon Shuster
By The Atlantic: No reliable alternatives exist to Musk’s satellite network, and Ukraine cannot survive for long without it.
AINonline
• Curt Epstein
By AINonline: More In Airports Signature and UrbanV Start AAM Ground Support Network Handling operations for new aircraft will start at Signature Aviation FBOs Airports Hadid Expands Support Network for Operational Challenges Dubai-based group has new U.S.
NASA Spaceflight
• Joe Kangas
By NASA Spaceflight: In the world of spaceflight, launch infrastructure is critical for rocket launches. For agencies and companies wanting to move quickly from a rocket’s inception to its first flight, everything from launch pads to vehicle integration facilities to support infrastructure has to be constructed.
Leeham News
• Howard Hardee • Editor
By Leeham News: After months of industry speculation, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said the European airframer is still weighing whether to launch stretched variants of the A350 and A220.
Inflight Online
• Keith Mwanalushi
By Inflight Online: TAAG Angola Airlines is deploying AirFi's inflight entertainment platform across its fleet, including Boeing 787s, 777s and Airbus A220s.
Space.com
• Michaela Musilova
By Space.com: Confined inside a research station 22 feet (7 meters) underwater, Analog Astronaut Commander Dr. Musilova and her crew performed research and maintenance activities like future astronauts on Mars.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force’s first operational missile-tracking satellites are now expected to launch in spring 2027, nearly two years later than originally planned, as the government considers additional flight demonstrations before committing to large purchases of next-generation sensors.
The Daily Debrief
One concise daily briefing across aviation, defense and space—key developments, corroborating sources, and the context leaders need to act.
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• Jon Hemmerdinger
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• Ricardo Meier
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• Howard Altman
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• Breaking Defense
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• Mark Holmes
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• Elizabeth Howell
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