European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
SaxaVord Spaceport will operate a launch window spanning August through early September to support a rocket test flight. Rocket Factory Augsburg is preparing to conduct the inaugural RFA ONE launch from SaxaVord no earlier than 10 August, making scheduling and range operations the immediate gating items for the mission.
Associated Press
By Associated Press: A Pakistani cargo plane with five crew members has gone missing after rapidly descending and losing contact with air traffic controllers.
Flightradar24
Breaking Defense
• Valerie Insinna
By Breaking Defense: The lawmakers allege they've been "stonewalled" when asked for more detailed information about the controversial "bridge" aircraft.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded SES Space and Defense a five-year blanket purchase agreement (BPA) for global Ku-band connectivity, including a number of managed connectivity services.
Universe Today
• Evan Gough
By Universe Today: JAXA's Hayabusa 2 has completed its flyby of asteroid Torifune. The spacecraft came within about 800 meters of the asteroid's surface.
Flying Magazine
• Jack Daleo
By Flying Magazine: Proposed FAA rule would cement the federal preemption of state and local laws governing break periods.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: Accident at Bishkek Manas airport occurred just a month after Kyrgyzstan was removed from European blacklist. Kyrgyz authorities have temporarily suspended the operations of carrier TezJet after one of its Boeing MD-83s has suffered a landing-gear collapse while taxiing for the runway at Bishkek’s Manas airport.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: CesiumAstro submitted an FCC filing for a 737-satellite constellation called Synchronicity to provide reconfigurable connectivity to fixed and mobile.
Washington Post
• Todd C. Frankel
Aircraft Interiors International
• Web Team
Breaking Defense
• Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo, Tim Martin
Breaking Defense
• Mark Pomerleau
