SpaceNews.com
• Ian Clark
As low Earth orbit (LEO) constellations move into an era of concurrency—potentially thousands of spacecraft operating at once—industry is running into a “cardinality wall”: a hidden data management bottleneck tied to tracking and handling the sheer number of objects and connections in near-real time.
Payload
• Elizabeth Howell
By Payload: NASA has potentially funded or supported hundreds of scientific collaborations since 2015 that might involve Chinese researchers, a new Congressional report says.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: The Exploration Company completes Nyx vibration testing as ESA begins evaluating LEO Cargo Return Service proposals.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: The head of NASA says he expects China to perform a crewed flight around the moon in 2027, ratcheting up perceptions of a space race with China.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: Southern Launch has announced the safe reentry and return of of Varda Space Industries’ W-6 capsule to the Koonibba Test Range, demonstrating the company's position as a global leader for orbital re-entry services.
Via Satellite
• Leandra Bernstein
By Via Satellite: STERLING, Va. — Northrop Grumman’s SpaceLogistics is scheduled to launch its next-generation space vehicle for on-orbit refueling and satellite life extension this summer, program leaders told reporters Tuesday.
Breaking Defense
Space.com
• Samantha Mathewson
By Space.com: Researchers propose placing lasers in the moon's permanently shadowed craters to build a lunar navigation system that could guide future Artemis missions and support a GPS-like network on the lunar surface.
Ars Technica
• Stephen Clark
By Ars Technica: How in the hell do I get more science into space? That is my goal.".
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
