SpaceNews.com
• Debra Werner
The U.S. Space Force selected Blue Origin to continue in the process toward a final determination of a lease in response to a Dec. 30, 2025 Request for Information. The decision advances Blue Origin’s work toward heavy launch capability development at Vandenberg.
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SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: The White House released a policy April 14 directing NASA, the Pentagon and DOE to develop space nuclear power systems that could launch as soon as 2028.
Universe Today
• Mark Thompson
By Universe Today: The lunar south pole is where humanity plans to build its first permanent outpost but we still don't fully understand what lies beneath the surface. A new study has used radar to peer below the ground in one of the Moon's most complex and battered regions and what it's finding raises important questions about the geological minefield that future astronauts will be navigating.
SpaceNews.com
• Seagate Space
By SpaceNews.com: Seagate Space and Oceaneering Join Forces to Build the Future of Offshore Launch Infrastructure.
Payload
• Jacqueline Feldscher
By Payload: “I’m not surprised that CLD providers didn’t like what we had to say,” Isaacman told Payload on the sidelines of the Space Symposium. “So, prove we got it wrong.”.
SpaceNews.com
• Blue Canyon Technologie
By SpaceNews.com: RTX’s Blue Canyon Technologies expands reaction wheel production capacity.
Aviation Week
• Vivienne Machi
By Aviation Week: BAE Systems is entering the space tug market, debuting a new vehicle it says will be capable of transporting cargo and small satellites to the Moon.
Air & Space Forces Mag
SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
By SpaceNews.com: Jielong-3 launches internet test satellite, Kinetica-1 lofts 8 remote sensing sats A pair of solid rocket launches have added to China’s satellite internet and commercial remote sensing capabilities, sending a total of nine satellites into orbit.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
