Space.com
• Andrew Jones
A Chinese space‑tourism startup has signed actor Johnny Huang Jingyu as a booked passenger and set a 2028 target for its first crewed suborbital flight. The announcement highlights a push from domestic firms to move from test flights to consumer‑facing human spaceflight services.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: SpaceX is seeking FCC approval for a satellite constellation of unprecedented scale intended to function as an orbital data center.
Space.com
• Leonard David
By Space.com: "Understanding how different materials behave as they burn up could help engineers design satellites that fully disintegrate, leaving nothing behind in orbit or in the atmosphere.".
SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
By SpaceNews.com: China launches AlSat-3B for Algeria, further launches delayed ahead of key human spaceflight test China launched a satellite for Algeria late Friday, as signs mount that multiple missions have been delayed amid preparations for a key human spaceflight test.
NASA
• Jennifer M Dooren
By NASA: NASA and Axiom Space have signed an order for the fifth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, targeted to launch no earlier than.
CNBC
• Lora Kolodny
By CNBC: Elon Musk corresponded with Jeffrey Epstein in 2012 and 2013, according to newly released files, and sought to visit Epstein's island and host him at SpaceX.
CNBC
• Annie Palmer
By CNBC: The company needs to bring more of its satellites online so it can begin offering an internet-from-space service that was recently rebranded as Amazon Leo.
Space.com
• Josh Dinner
By Space.com: Artemis seems to be NASA's primary focus.
NASA Spaceflight
• Sawyer Rosenstein
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
