Space.com
• Elizabeth Howell
NASA will unveil the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on April 21, with a live-streamed event to preview what’s next for the observatory. The reveal follows the program’s focus on enabling large-scale space astronomy beyond current survey capabilities.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: Pangea Propulsion has secured €2 million in financing from the Catalan government to expand its manufacturing and testing capacity.
Payload
• Jacqueline Feldscher
By Payload: NASA said it intends to launch monthly uncrewed missions to the Moon starting next year. That’s good news for more than just Moon-focused companies.
Universe Today
• Andy Tomaswick
By Universe Today: So far, America has remained ahead in the new space race. But its biggest rival is making continual steps to catch up. China announced another step in that direction with the unveiling of its first ever reusable five-meter-wide composite propulsion module, announced in a press release on April 11th.
Reuters
• Echo Wang
By Reuters: Most of Gwynne Shotwell's compensation came from stock options and awards.
Space.com
• Leonard David
By Space.com: NASA's Curiosity rover has found a diverse mix of organic molecules on Mars, including chemicals considered building blocks for the origin of life on Earth.
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
By SpaceNews.com: NordSpace has secured early defense funding to develop a very low Earth orbit satellite, further broadening the Canadian startup’s push to build sovereign space capabilities beyond launch.
CNBC
By CNBC: SpaceX is moving ahead with plans for one of the most anticipated IPOs in history as it hosts analysts this week for three days of closed-door meetings at its launch facility in Texas and mega-sized data center in Tennessee, according to three people familiar with the matter.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
