SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
The U.S. Space Force is sharply increasing its demand for the most capable rocket launches, intensifying pressure on a heavy-lift market that currently has just two certified providers. The shift raises the stakes for launch capacity, assured access, and schedule certainty across defense-relevant payloads.
NASA
• Mark A. Garcia
By NASA: The Progress 95 cargo spacecraft from Roscosmos stands atop its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan counting down to a liftoff at 6:21p.m.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: ESA has confirmed corrosion issues with HALO and I-HAB but pushed back against claims that these were the primary cause of delays to the station's development.
Via Satellite
• Mark Holmes
By Via Satellite: GomSpace, the Danish satellite company, looks to play a key role in developing sovereign satellite capabilities in Ukraine.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — Top space commanders from the United States, France, Britain, Norway and Germany, all of them gung-ho on deeper allied collaboration, were asked:.
Via Satellite
• Ben Ackman
By Via Satellite: The Space Development Agency was founded to work on tight deadlines. It issues contracts to numerous commercial partners at an unprecedented rate, in a model designed to boost speed and lower costs, industry experts said.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: Rocket Lab has introduced the next-generation of its star tracker lineup, designed for longer duration spacecraft missions.
Space.com
• Robert Lea
By Space.com: Samples of Ryugu returned to Earth by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft show that the asteroid bears the scars of a recent bombardment by tiny space rocks.
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
