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SpaceWatch Global • Torsten Kriening

Kallas Omits Space Infrastructure — Colorado Springs Must Force Brussels to Act

Kallas catalogued the threats Europe faces but omitted the underpinning space infrastructure required to respond. The author argues Colorado Springs should force the debate Brussels avoids, making space systems — from communications to intelligence — central to any credible European defence and resilience strategy.

2026-04-06T02:40:36.423768-07:00

Satellite Supply Chain Europe ESA Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Space Exploration & Science Missions Commercial Space

European Spaceflight • Andrew Parsonson

Avio Delays SMILE Launch After Component Production Issue Identified

By European Spaceflight: Avio has delayed the launch of ESA's SMILE mission aboard a Vega C rocket after identifying a subsystem production issue.

2026-04-06T01:25:56.393695-07:00

Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Space Exploration & Science Missions Human Spaceflight & Space Stations NASA

Space.com • Mike Wall

Artemis 2 Crew Enters Lunar Space — First Humans Near the Moon Since 1972

By Space.com: People hadn't been there since 1972.

Also: Sky News and India Defense News

2026-04-05T22:06:18.783705-07:00

Space Exploration & Science Missions Space Policy & International Cooperation Policy & Regulation NASA

SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

NASA Administrator Isaacman Defends FY2027 Plan That Would Slash Agency Budget by Nearly 25%

By SpaceNews.com: NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman defended a fiscal year 2027 budget proposal that would cut the agency’s budget by nearly 25%.

2026-04-05T15:27:22.141437-07:00

Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Space Exploration & Science Missions NASA

SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

NASA halts construction of Mobile Launcher-2 after cancellation of upgraded SLS variant

By SpaceNews.com: NASA has stopped work on a second mobile launch platform intended for an upgraded version of the SLS the agency no longer plans to develop.

Also: spacedaily.com

2026-04-05T13:42:22.267703-07:00

Aircraft Finance & Leasing Commercial Space

CNBC • Jim Cramer

Mega IPOs of SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI Won’t Fix the Stock Market — Implications for Aerospace Financing

By CNBC: We have three big headwinds draggins stocks down, and one long-shot solution.

2026-04-05T10:26:32.547934-07:00

Space Exploration & Science Missions

Space.com • Samantha Mathewson

The powerful new Rubin Observatory just found 11,000 new asteroids and measured 'tens of thousands more'

By Space.com: A powerful new sky survey is already transforming asteroid discovery.

2026-04-05T07:11:03.200091-07:00

Satellite Commercial Space Space Policy & International Cooperation Space Defense & Militarization Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact

CNBC

Planet Labs to withhold imagery dating back to March 9 amid Iran conflict — policy to remain until hostilities end

By CNBC: Planet Labs said it will withhold imagery dating back to March 9 and that it expects the policy to remain in effect until the conflict ends.

united24media.com

Planet Labs Halts Iran Imagery Indefinitely After U.S. Request, Disrupting Middle East Data

news.bgov.com

US Request Prompts Planet Labs to Withhold Iran War Images (2)

Also: asiatimes.com, militarnyi.com, Economic Times, satnews.com, Reuters and aa.com.tr

2026-04-05T03:21:04.988317-07:00

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