SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
The U.S. Space Force has officially terminated its SCAR contract with AeroVironment for satellite‑control antennas. CEO Wahid Nawabi confirmed the termination, which prompted investor concern and a sell‑off in AVAV shares as markets reassess the company’s near‑term revenue outlook.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: NASA has disqualified one of the two proposals for a large astrophysics mission, a decision the project’s leader blames on upheaval within NASA last year.
Payload
• Douglas Gorman
By Payload: Planet announced that it would be extending restrictions for commercial access to EO data of the Middle East—from 96 hours, to two weeks.
SpaceNews.com
• Amadi Brians Chinonso
By SpaceNews.com: The perils of political impatience in the Artemis program.
Space.com
• Sharmila Kuthunur
By Space.com: "At first, we thought something was wrong with the camera.".
Universe Today
• Andy Tomaswick
By Universe Today: Traditional chemical rockets, though they are the most commonly used propulsion method for space exploration today, are beholden to the tyranny of the rocket equation.
Universe Today
• Mark Thompson
By Universe Today: China has just laid out one of its most ambitious spaceflight schedules yet and the details reveal a programme that is accelerating. Two crewed missions, a cargo resupply flight, a year long solo endurance experiment, and the first ever space station flight by astronauts from Hong Kong or Macao are all on the cards for 2026.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: BlackSky Technology Inc. has delivered first light imagery from its fourth Gen-3 satellite within hours following the satellite's launch.
NASA Spaceflight
• Justin Davenport
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
