SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
ESA has reached an agreement with Vast to support an ISS mission carrying Aleš Svoboda, a Czech astronaut reserve and ESA astronaut, with an aim for first Czech representation on the Station. The deal is positioned as a private astronaut flight, extending ESA’s use of commercial crew access arrangements.
Bloomberg
• Alberto Brambilla, Donato Paolo Mancini
By Bloomberg: Leonardo SpA’s new chief executive officer expects European regulatory approval for its satellite venture with Airbus SE and Thales SA by the end of next year, clearing the way for one of Europe’s most ambitious defense and space projects.
Axios
• Dan Primack
By Axios: The IPO is going to break records. What happens next?.
Wall Street Journal
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: Astroscale is leading a new initiative to improve the study of spacecraft reentry and atmospheric impact, while protecting sensitive data for commercial.
Ars Technica
• Jon Brodkin
By Ars Technica: Starlink, SpaceX's top moneymaker, also raised service prices by $5 to $10.
Space.com
• Elizabeth Howell
By Space.com: A new propulsion system feeds the same "monopropellant" fuel into electrical and chemical thrusters, potentially saving on mass and complications for future missions to Mars.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
By Space Intel Report: JAKARTA — Indonesian government and industry officials repeatedly stressed the need for sovereign space capacity as part of a development plan to 2045 that they said should include Indonesia-built telecommunications and Earth observation satellites and a domestic launch service.
The Hill
• Peter A. Garretson, Richard M. Harrison
By The Hill: The threat of space-based nuclear weapons is real and poses a serious risk to US interests. A detonation in low Earth orbit could have catastrophic consequences.
Reuters
• Rajesh Kumar Singh
Bloomberg
• Alisha Sachdev, Santosh Kumar
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
