Space.com
• Tereza Pultarova
A privately built space telescope has achieved first light, successfully imaging its first star. Developers say the milestone demonstrates how distributed, smallsat‑class platforms can perform meaningful space science, opening opportunities for many satellites to contribute to astronomical observations and mission architectures.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: Redwire has introduced a new solar array product designed for mass-produced satellites that require high performance while minimizing mass.
New York Times
• Robin George Andrews
By New York Times: Hearty bacteria in a lab survived pressures comparable to an asteroid strike on the red planet, suggesting a hypothetical scenario in which our planet was seeded with life.
Reuters
By Reuters: Russia's space agency said on Tuesday that repair work had been completed at a damaged section of a launch pad at the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan that is critical to Moscow's space programme, Russian state media reported.
NASA Spaceflight
• John Sharp
By NASA Spaceflight: Five missions are expected to launch this week, with Falcon 9 scheduled to launch four….
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: Spirit Electronics CEO McCurdy shares the ins and outs of semiconductor supply chain and talks growth in the company's space business.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B de Selding
By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — Satellite fleet operator SES, seven months after its purchase of competitor Intelsat,….
Via Satellite
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: Orange is taking another step forward in the direct-to-device (D2D) arena with partnership deals signed with AST SpaceMobile and Satellite Connect Europe.
SpaceNews.com
• John David Callison, Joseph Minafra
Payload
• Douglas Gorman
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
