The Hill
• Mark R. Whittington
NASA is planning a nuclear-technology demonstration in 2028 aimed at reducing Mars transit times. The effort is positioned as a key enabler for faster deep-space journeys, aligning near-term propulsion risk reduction with longer-range mission timelines.
Axios
• Emily Peck
By Axios: Elon Musk's company says its potential market is $28.5 trillion — only slightly less than U.S. gross domestic product.
SpaceWatch Global
• Torsten Kriening
By SpaceWatch Global: Torsten Kriening on the 2026 CSIS-SWF space threats briefing: Russian satellites stalking ICEYE, Golden Dome's $1.2 trillion question, and Europe's blind spot.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: NASA plans to add missions to SpaceX’s commercial crew contract, protecting the agency from the possibility that Boeing’s spacecraft is never certified.
NASA Spaceflight
• Justin Davenport
By NASA Spaceflight: The Chinese space station Tiangong, permanently occupied since June 5, 2022, is about to receive a new set of crew members. Shenzhou 23 launched atop a Chang Zheng 2F (CZ-2F) from Site 91 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Inner Mongolia province of northwest China.
CNBC
• Lora Kolodny
By CNBC: SpaceX launched its massive Starship rocket on Friday, a day after the company scrubbed plans before takeoff.
Bloomberg
• Pui Gwen Yeung
By Bloomberg: Hong Kong’s first astronaut, a former police officer with a doctorate in computer forensics, will join a Chinese mission to its space station on Sunday, in what the city’s Chief Executive John Lee described as a “historic moment.”.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force awarded satellite operators Viasat and SES contracts worth a combined $437.6 million to build communications satellites for a new military network designed to withstand jamming and cyber attacks.
defence-blog.com
Via Satellite
• Mark Holmes Friday, Rachel Jewett
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
