Payload
• Jacqueline Feldscher
Lawmakers are signaling renewed opposition to the administration’s proposed NASA budget reductions, with at least one senior member arguing the plan cannot support the agency’s directed goals. The warning raises the likelihood of another appropriations fight over NASA’s priorities and mission scope.
DefenseNews.com
• Aaron Mehta
By DefenseNews.com: FARNBOROUGH, England — The U.K. has selected Lockheed Martin to help develop its first domestic commercial spaceport in Melness, Scotland — an effort that could be of interest to the U.S.
ESA
By ESA: The European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Defence Agency (EDA) have signed an Implementing Arrangement to jointly identify strategic and technological gaps in Europe’s Earth observation capabilities and develop a long-term roadmap in support of security and defence.
Via Satellite
• Mark Holmes
By Via Satellite: Eutelsat has announced three new broadcast deals this week in Mexico and the Caribbean. The satellite operator is to partner with Co-op Cable, introducing an expanded direct-to-home (DTH) and connectivity offering across the Caribbean using the Eutelsat 65 West A (E65WA) satellite.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force awarded contracts to data analytics firms Leidos and MapLarge to support what the military calls battle management and command and control — the process of understanding what is happening in orbit, deciding what it means and directing a response.
Ars Technica
• Eric Berger
By Ars Technica: You just push this button, and in three hours, you're counting photons.".
Satellite Evolution
• Satellite Evolution Group
By Satellite Evolution: SSC Space and Kuva Space, a Finnish space technology company building hyperspectral Earth observation satellites and AI-driven intelligence solutions, have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to explore a strategic collaboration focused on commercial, institutional, and security-related space opportunities.
Space.com
• Mike Wall
By Space.com: Rocket Lab will launch eight Japanese satellites to orbit tonight (April 22), including one that features an origami-folded antenna, and you can watch the action live.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
SpaceWatch Global
• Torsten Kriening
SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
SpaceWatch Global
• Torsten Kriening
SpaceWatch Global
• Judith Delany
