SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
NASA is considering adding $1.6 billion to the ordering authority for its Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program, lifting the ceiling from $2.6 billion to $4.2 billion. The move supports an expanded delivery network already awarding 11 lunar missions to five contractors.
APEX
• Joshua Kupietzky
By APEX: Alaska Airlines has launched a new premium Suites check-in in Seattle as premium airport service becomes a key competitive battleground.
Aviation Week
• Robert Wall
By Aviation Week: Ukraine says it has struck a facility housing Russian Su-57 fighters and Su-34 fighter bombers.
defence-blog.com
FL360aero
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By FL360aero: The VC-25B Bridge program is an interim initiative by the U.S. Air Force to field a temporary presidential aircraft—the "Bridge Aircraft". The "Bridge Aircraft" is aimed at addressing critical capability gaps caused by significant delays in the primary VC-25B (Air Force One) replacement program.
NASA Spaceflight
• Chris Bergin, Ryan Weber
By NASA Spaceflight: The return of Starship launches may be just weeks away, with notices for the upcoming Flight 12 launch attempt publishing notification for windows opening as early as May 12.
Skift
• Meghna Maharishi
By Skift: The possible shutdown comes as negotiations over a bailout from the Trump administration have hit an impasse.
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
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: !a united airlines boeing 737 flying in the sky.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
FlightGlobal
• Jon Hemmerdinger
The War Zone
• Ian Ellis-Jones, Tyler Rogoway
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
