Space Intel Report
• Peter B de Selding
Airbus Defence and Space CEO Michael Schoellhorn publicly weighed the benefits and risks of a potential merger with Thales and Leonardo. He said such a tie‑up could boost scale, systems integration and European defence competitiveness but would face steep industrial governance, antitrust and integration hurdles.
Space.com
• Sharmila Kuthunur
By Space.com: "You need so much water that we think these could be evidence of an ancient warmer and wetter climate where there was rain falling for millions of years.".
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: OHB Hellas and Parsimoni are teaming up to develop a secure, sovereign in-orbit software platform in a major new space software initiative.
Space.com
• Julian Dossett
By Space.com: "This is a powerful demonstration of how AI can enhance the scientific return of archival datasets.".
Aviation Week
• Robert Wall
By Aviation Week: Singapore is set to deploy a new constellation of SAR satellites as it builds out its Earth-observation portfolio, including through a partnership with Airbus.
Space.com
• Mike Wall
By Space.com: "It gets pretty extraordinary from here.".
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aspistrategist.org.au
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
By SpaceNews.com: Paul Bate is stepping down as CEO of the UK Space Agency at the end of March as it transitions from a standalone body into the British government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: A NASA authorization bill the House Science Committee is scheduled to take up this week would require closer scrutiny of lunar lander and spacesuit work.
SpaceWatch Global
• Kelly Soverns
Aviation Week
• Robert Wall
