Universe Today
• David Dickinson
Launched in 1977 for a Grand Tour of the solar system, the Voyager spacecraft have reached a milestone: a “Big Bang” fix has put Voyager across the one-light-day mark. The milestone underscores the distance covered by NASA’s long-running deep-space mission.
Reuters
By Reuters: Experts on Russia's Security Council have said that Western satellite communications services such as Starlink and OneWeb could be used to destabilise the socio-political situation in sovereign countries and therefore pose a risk, Russia's state RIA news agency reported on Friday.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: United Launch Alliance believes that changes to the solid rocket boosters for its Vulcan rocket will address problems seen on two launches.
Space.com
• Samantha Mathewson
By Space.com: A 4.1-billion-year-old meteorite discovered in the Sahara Desert offers a rare glimpse into Mars' early history.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: NASA has selected three companies for the next phase of an effort to provide a commercial replacement for its aging data-relay constellation.
SpaceWatch Global
• James Hydzik
By SpaceWatch Global: U.S. based LEAP and Highlands and Islands Enterprise signed an MoU regarding the development of Sutherland Spaceport.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: Avio has reduced the scope and funding allocated to its STS rocket demonstrator programme following technical challenges and delays.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: AST SpaceMobile will support STR under a USSF program to advance space-based sensing using commercially developed satellite technology.
The Daily Debrief
One concise daily briefing across aviation, defense and space—key developments, corroborating sources, and the context leaders need to act.
Space.com
• Robert Z. Pearlman
Bloomberg
• Joe Lovinger, Madlin Mekelburg
Bloomberg
• Kevin Kingsbury
