Breaking Defense
• Theresa Hitchens
The US Air Force says “space operational energy” is becoming a priority, with plans to convene industry days to enable collaboration with external partners. The push reflects DoD and Silicon Valley’s growing interest in solar power beaming satellites as an enabling energy concept for space operations.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force has completed the biggest overhaul of its acquisition organization since the service was established, creating nine mission-focused Portfolio Acquisition Executives to oversee the buying, integration and modernization of the military’s space capabilities.
Space.com
• Brett Tingley
By Space.com: "It's the administration's job to protect our public waters, not turn them into playgrounds for pipe dreams and profit.".
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — Pulse Space, a startup developing laser technology designed to transmit power and data between spacecraft, said it has won a $40 million contract from the U.S.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: Blue Origin is planning to raise $10 billion in the company’s first outside investment to support ambitions in launch services and satellite constellations.
Space.com
• Andrew Jones
By Space.com: The country's plans include spacecraft designed to detect asteroids coming from the direction of the sun, which has long been a space-rock blind spot.
Payload
• Jacqueline Feldscher
By Payload: Auxilium Biotechnologies has created multiple types of organ tissues aboard the ISS, marking a milestone when it comes to the scalability and future use cases for bioprinting in orbit.
Ars Technica
• Stephen Clark
By Ars Technica: The Starship Pez dispenser demonstrates very smart industrial design and scale.".
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
