Space.com
• Josh Dinner
Japan has successfully carried out its first-ever flight test of the reusable RV-X rocket prototype, demonstrating key aspects of reusability through a launch and landing sequence. The milestone marks an early but significant step for Japan’s experimental space launch capabilities.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: NASA and Draper have terminated plans for a lunar lander mission after significant delays in development of the spacecraft.
Via Satellite
• Mark Holmes
By Via Satellite: Sky Perfect JSAT is linking up with ispace in a new MoU in the area of lunar exploration.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: BosonQ Psi Federal LLC (BQP) has secured SpaceWERX funding to advance the company’s quantum-assisted AI platform to improve space domain awareness (SDA).
Bloomberg
• Clara Hernanz Lizarraga, Paula Doenecke
By Bloomberg: Satellite startup Sateliot is seeking to boost an ongoing fundraising round to as much as €150 million ($172 million), about a 50% increase as the Spanish company aims to offer satellite connectivity directly to smartphones.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: Arianespace CEO David Cavaillolès has urged Europe to place large block orders for Ariane 6 launches.
Payload
• Victoria Woodburn
By Payload: NASA has awarded SpaceX a contract to deliver laser communications capabilities for its Artemis III mission using Starlink, which could give Earthbound viewers a better view of the ship-to-ship transfer in LEO set for 2027.
NASA
• Lauren E. Low
By NASA: The Republic of Serbia signed the Artemis Accords Thursday during a ceremony hosted by NASA at the agency’s Headquarters in Washington, becoming the 69th nation to join a large community of like-minded nations committed to the peaceful, transparent, and responsible exploration of space.
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