European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
Italy’s CIRA has tested Space Rider’s thermal protection system and confirmed it can survive atmospheric reentry despite heat-shield damage. The result directly supports confidence in Space Rider’s reentry performance envelope and reduces uncertainty around TPS damage tolerance for reusable/roadmapped spaceflight operations.
Reuters
By Reuters: Boeing and its unit Millennium Space Systems are working together to expand production capacity and launch a new satellite platform as they look to fulfill a growing backlog of orders, the aerospace firms said on Thursday.
Aviation Week
Space.com
• Andrew Jones
By Space.com: ISSA-J1 will rendezvous with two defunct satellites in separate orbits, demonstrating advanced on-orbit inspection and maneuvering capabilities.
By Spaceflight Now:  Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket roared to life in a critical pre-launch demonstration of its main engines Thursday, less than an hour after the Sun crested over the horizon in Florida.
SpaceWatch Global
• Torsten Kriening
By SpaceWatch Global: As Artemis 2 rekindles public imagination, Houston 2029 could mark the moment a new generation and new regions step into the global space community.
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
By SpaceNews.com: Early-stage space investor Seraphim Space has formed a global advisory council of industry, policy and investment leaders to inform its long-term strategy as geopolitical and technology advances rapidly reshape the sector.
CNBC
• Lora Kolodny
By CNBC: Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., are investigating the NLRB after it dropped charges against Elon Musk's SpaceX in February over retaliatory firings.
SpaceWatch Global
• Torsten Kriening
By SpaceWatch Global: At Space Symposium 2026, Yvette Gonzalez sat down with Scott Scheimreif, EVP Government Programs at Iridium Communications, to discuss the company’s evolving role in national security and its unexpected connection to Artemis 2.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
Bloomberg
• Bailey Lipschultz, Kiel Porter, Ryan Gould
