Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
SpaceX’s Starlink has told EU regulators they should justify—then follow—ITU-priority handling for planned S-band mobile satellite spectrum assignments. The push is tied to SpaceX’s pending ~$20B EchoStar S-band portfolio purchase, which Starlink says carries global priority filings at the ITU.
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.
Bloomberg
• Brian W Smith, Caleb Mutua, Davide Barbuscia
By Bloomberg: SpaceX met with plenty of fanfare when it first sold shares this month, making history with the biggest- ever initial public offering. In the debt markets, it’s encountering more questions.
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.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: Loft Orbital is working with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to test the use of artificial intelligence on spacecraft to improve Earth science monitoring.
Space.com
• Samantha Mathewson
By Space.com: A new exoplanet model screens rocky worlds by their ability to retain atmospheres over geologic timescales, helping narrow the search for potentially habitable planets beyond Earth.
Bloomberg
• Mihir Mishra, Rajesh Roy
NASA Spaceflight
• Bastiaan Vellekoop, Haygen Warren
