Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
L3Harris Technologies confirmed the successful deployment of its first perimeter truss reflector aboard ViaSat-3 Flight 3. SpaceX launched the satellite, marking an on-orbit milestone for L3Harris’s reflector technology and the ViaSat-3 satellite program.
Space.com
• Mike Wall
By Space.com: SpaceX plans to launch three of AST SpaceMobile's huge BlueBird direct-to-cell satellites early on Wednesday morning (Aug. 5), and you can watch the action live.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: A new startup Endeavor Optical Networks emerged from stealth on Tuesday, with a plan to build an optical satellite network in Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO) for space-based data transfer.
Bloomberg
• Steven Church
By Bloomberg: A judge has allowed Hughes Satellite Systems Corp. to use noteholders’ cash to keep operating for the next four weeks, after a two-day court fight over how the company will pay its bills while in bankruptcy.
SpaceNews.com
• Debra Werner
By SpaceNews.com: SAN FRANCISCO – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will continue to evaluate data from Spire Global’s Hyperspectral Microwave Sounder (HyMS) under a $3 million contract extension announced Aug.
NASA Spaceflight
• Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera, Chris Bergin
By NASA Spaceflight: SpaceX is recovering the intact Ship 40 from the Indian Ocean after its soft landing on Flight 13, while teams are readying Ship 41 for engine testing at Massey’s and continuing Pad 2 work toward a potential Flight 14 as early as late August.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: 3D printed RL10 rocket engine combustion chambers shown in the manufacturing area at L3Harris’ facility in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Associated Press
• Bernard Conodn
By Associated Press: SpaceX shares are down by half from their June peak as investors worry Musk may have oversold them on its future prospects.
The Daily Debrief
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SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
NASA Spaceflight
• John Sharp
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
Ars Technica
• Eric Berger
