CNBC
• Lora Kolodny
SpaceX will attempt another Starship test launch on Friday after scrubbing an earlier attempt before takeoff. The retry keeps the company’s near-term integrated test cadence moving as Starship’s broader performance and schedule pressures continue to mount across the program.
Bloomberg
• Loren Grush
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force awarded satellite operators Viasat and SES contracts worth a combined $437 million to build communications satellites for a new military network designed to withstand jamming and cyber attacks.
Bloomberg
• Anna J Kaiser
By Bloomberg: Blue Origin, the aerospace company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, will invest $600 million to expand its Rocket Park campus in Cape Canaveral, Florida, according to a statement from Governor Ron DeSantis.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — Telecom regulators in Canada and Costa Rica, whose territories include large areas uncovered by terrestrial cellular, said they are grappling with satellite direct-to-device (D2D) service using mobile satellite (MSS) spectrum and how to enforce regulatory compliance by these services.
NASA
• Cheryl Warner
By NASA: NASA announced plans Friday to compete the next contract for managing and operating the agency’s federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) in Southern California at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), to ensure continued accountability and strong value for U.S.
Via Satellite
• Mark Holmes Friday, Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: In late March, ST Engineering iDirect appointed Sridhar Kuppanna as its new CEO as the company navigates an increasingly dynamic and evolving market for ground tech.
Via Satellite
• Mark Holmes
By Via Satellite: Application-based messages were shared across two mass-market Android smartphones, with one connected via satellite using a companion device, and the other to a traditional terrestrial cellular network.
Ars Technica
• Eric Berger
By Ars Technica: It is imperative to concentrate resources towards the highest priority objectives.".
SpaceNews.com
• Crystal Elle Arena-Turner
eVTOL Insights
• Jason Pritchard
CNBC
• Annie Palmer, Lora Kolodny
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
