SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Parsonson
Avio’s Vega rocket has passed a readiness review, paving the way for a return to flight in April. The update signals readiness progress following earlier Vega C/Avio production and subsystem issues that drove schedule reassessments.
Reuters
By Reuters: The Federal Aviation Administration and Pentagon said on Friday they had signed an agreement allowing the government's use of a high-energy laser counter-drone system along the southern U.S.
FlightGlobal
• Jon Hemmerdinger
By FlightGlobal: Joby Aviation’s trade practices are the subject of a US government investigation after competitor Archer Aviation filed a complaint. The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has opened an investigation into whether air taxi developer Joby Aviation violated import law, a move coming in response to a complaint filed by Joby competitor Archer Aviation.
SpaceNews.com
• Debra Werner
By SpaceNews.com: GeoOptics and Spire Global win NOAA weather data contracts.
SpaceNews.com
By SpaceNews.com: Moog Technology Keeps Artemis II Astronauts Safe During Historic Lunar Mission.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: BryceTech, one of the leading space research firms, has released its 2025 Year in Review tracking the launch market. It shows a market moving towards small satellites, and underlines the dominance of SpaceX in the launch market.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The pilots of a Frontier Airlines Airbus A321 were forced to “slam on the brakes” to avoid colliding with two trucks that cut them off as they were taxiing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Wednesday, new air traffic recordings have revealed.
The Atlantic
• Rebecca Boyle
By The Atlantic: NASA’s Artemis II mission is bringing home a view of the moon unlike any humanity has seen before.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
Defense Daily
• Rich Abott
Space Intel Report
• Peter B de Selding
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
