SpaceX will launch 29 Starlink broadband satellites aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s pad 40 Sunday at 5:06:10 p.m. EST (2206:10 UTC). The mission continues the rapid buildout of Starlink’s LEO network; live coverage will track deployment and recovery.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: Spain's Hisdesat has confirmed that the SpainSat NG II military communications satellite has sustained non-recoverable damage.
Reuters
• Camillus Eboh
By Reuters: Nigeria has issued seven-year satellite permits to Amazon's Kuiper Systems, Israel's NSLComm's BeetleSat and Germany-based Satelio IoT Services, joining Elon Musk-owned SpaceX among operators cleared to expand space-based broadband, the telecoms regulator said on Thursday.
Associated Press
• Marcia Dunn
By Associated Press: CABO CAÑAVERAL, Florida, EE.UU. (AP) — El nuevo y gigantesco cohete lunar de la NASA se dirigió el sábado a la plataforma de lanzamiento en preparación para el primer vuelo lunar de astronautas en más de medio siglo.
SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
By SpaceNews.com: China hit by dual launch failures as Long March 3B and Ceres-2 debut mission fail China suffered a pair of launch failures Friday, seeing the loss of a classified Shijian satellite and the failed first launch of the Ceres-2 rocket.
Bloomberg
By Bloomberg: Wish them well. Next month, four astronauts are expected to board a space capsule called Orion, blast off on a rocket known as the Space Launch System, and exit low-Earth orbit for the first time since 1972, en route to a 10-day flyby of the moon.
Ars Technica
• Stephen Clark
By Ars Technica: I’ve got one job, and it’s the safe return of Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy...Read Full Story.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: The White House has resubmitted a nomination for NASA deputy administrator but is seeking a new nominee for the agency’s chief financial officer.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
Reuters
• Cassell Bryan-Low, Joey Roulette
