NASA Spaceflight
• Eleanor Day
This week’s orbital launch manifest spans six missions worldwide, including the first Pegasus XL launch since 2021. SpaceX is driving three Falcon 9 flights for Starlink plus the Starfall demonstration and the SXM-11 mission, while China adds additional launch activity to the global schedule.
Via Satellite
• Leandra Bernstein
By Via Satellite: The space sector is seeing a dramatic rise in the tempo and sophistication of cyberattacks following U.S. and Israel-led military operations in Iran,.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
By Space Intel Report: BRUSSELS — SpaceX Starlink asked European regulators to justify their planned allocation of S-band mobile satellite spectrum given SpaceX’s pending $20-billion purchase of EchoStar’s S-band portfolio, which has global priority at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Bloomberg
• Brian W Smith, Caleb Mutua, Davide Barbuscia
By Bloomberg: SpaceX’s $25 Billion Sale Meets Skeptical Eyes of Debt Investors.
Payload
• Jacqueline Feldscher
By Payload: NASA’s launch facilities will likely reach capacity by the end of the decade as the number of commercial launches continues to skyrocket, according to a report from the space agency’s inspector general released Monday.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: ESA has announced that it plans to continue developing most of its Gateway contributions while studying how the hardware could be repurposed.
Space.com
• Leonard David
By Space.com: NASA's plan to deorbit the International Space Station in coming years has stirred up a wave of reaction by a leading ocean conservation organization.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
By Space Intel Report: BRUSSELS —Ukrainian mobile network operator Kyivstar said it booked more than 5 million unique users in the first three months of using Starlink Mobile’s direct-to-device (D2D) service, with more than 9 million messages transmitted.
Bloomberg
• Carmen Arroyo, Natasha Mascarenhas
Bloomberg
• Mihir Mishra, Rajesh Roy
