SpaceNews.com
• Emma Gatti
OroraTech says four of its Hellenic Fire System thermal-sensing satellites launched May 3 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare mission have deployed in orbit. The same flight delivered 13 European satellites supporting Italian and Greek monitoring programs, plus CubeSats testing satellite connectivity.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: ESA is considering shifting the launch of its two Harmony satellites from Vega C to a two-booster Ariane 6 rocket.
SpaceWatch Global
• Torsten Kriening
By SpaceWatch Global: Dr. Amanda Fetch applies machine learning to space debris, turning millions of untrackable objects into manageable data for collision risk analysis.
SpaceWatch Global
• Torsten Kriening
By SpaceWatch Global: ESPI’s Space Venture 2025 report reveals record global investment but growing structural challenges for Europe’s space sector in exits and scale-up funding.
Universe Today
• Matthew Williams
By Universe Today: The Paranal solar ESPRESSO Telescope (PoET), installed at the European Southern Observatory's (ESO's) Paranal site in Chile, has made its first observations.
Runway Girl
• Mary Kirby
By Runway Girl: Preparing to offer meoSphere MEO + LEO satellite-powered inflight connectivity, SES is advancing work on a multi-band, multi-orbit, multi-beam ESA.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: More than two months after NASA announced revised plans for the Artemis 3 mission, the agency has provided few details about the mission itself.
Space.com
• Mike Wall
By Space.com: SpaceX launched 45 satellites to orbit from California early Sunday morning (May 3), including a South Korean spacecraft that was originally supposed to fly in 2022.
