SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
Redwire says it is renewing focus on lunar lander and power-system opportunities, citing a fresh demand signal from NASA as the agency pursues plans for a sustained Moon base. The company’s interest centers on roles tied to how surface missions are powered and delivered at scale.
Space.com
• Elizabeth Howell
By Space.com: NASA, working with the Space Force, plans to launch a space weather mission later this month to study a strange "ring current" surrounding our planet.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — MDA Space said it remains on schedule to open the high-volume production facility that will be producing Telesat’s Lightspeed broadband and Globalstar’s direct-to-device (D2D) satellites, an event the company hopes will draw new customers, including defense ministries interested in satellites for.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: The Exploration Company has completed a hot-fire test campaign of its Huracan rocket engine, which is designed to power its future lunar lander.
SpaceNews.com
• Debra Werner
By SpaceNews.com: DENVER – Odin Space, a British startup focused on mapping and analyzing sub-centimeter orbital debris, announced plans May 7 to establish its first U.S.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: Indian launch startup Skyroot Aerospace has raised $60 million in a funding round that gives the company a valuation of more than $1 billion.
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
By SpaceNews.com: Starfighters Space has hired two former Blue Origin New Glenn managers to help advance its air-launch system toward flight demonstrations and operational cadence.
SpaceNews.com
• Debra Werner
By SpaceNews.com: A decade ago, the space technology company Stellar Exploration needed about three years to build, test and deliver a small satellite propulsion system.
Breaking Defense
• Theresa Hitchens
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
