European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
Italy has launched its IRIDE Earth observation service marketplace, providing initial access to Earth-observation imagery and analytics for Italian government users. The rollout marks a first operational opening of the platform’s data and analytic capabilities aimed at supporting government decision-making with EO products.
ch-aviation
• Luciano Braganca
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FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
By FlightGlobal: Legacy surveillance platform will be retired next March, although a replacement has yet to be chosen. UK defence procurement officials face a race against time to acquire and field a new uncrewed surveillance platform for the British Army before the Thales Watchkeeper WK450 is withdrawn from service early next year.
Space.com
• Tereza Pultarova
By Space.com: A space thruster using superconducting magnets completed its first orbital tests. The technology could in the future propel spacecraft using just the power of the sun.
SpaceNews.com
• Emma Gatti
By SpaceNews.com: AN — NASA’s Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition program (CSDA) announced June 23 contract awards with eight new commercial satellite data providers, three of which are European: Kuva Space (Finland), OroraTech (Germany) and Satlantis (Spain).
AINonline
• Hanneke Weitering
By AINonline: Wingless multicopter shapes certification strategy.
Runway Girl
• Becca Alkema
By Runway Girl: Faced with an aviation MRO workforce challenge, industry should invest in the tools and processes that help new technicians become productive faster without lowering standards.
FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
By FlightGlobal: Manufacturer sees momentum building for Boeing 787 powerplant as engine enhancements bolster time-on-wing. Rolls-Royce is increasingly confident of landing a significant new order for the Trent 1000 as durability enhancements return the Boeing 787 powerplant to parity with the rival GE Aerospace GEnx engine.
politico.eu
• Mason Boycott-Owen
NASA Spaceflight
• Eleanor Day
