Reuters
Elon Musk said SpaceX is putting its long-standing goal of sending humans to Mars on the backburner to prioritise building a self-sustaining, "self-growing" lunar city. The company cites quicker access and feasibility, targeting a sub‑10‑year timeline for a Moon settlement versus multi‑decade Mars plans.
Space.com
• Sharmila Kuthunur
By Space.com: "The way I like to think about space is not as an industry, but really as an eighth continent.".
NASA Spaceflight
• Ryan Weber
By NASA Spaceflight: While pushing for Flight 12, SpaceX has received approval to nearly double the launch site’s….
Reuters
By Reuters: China successfully launched into orbit a reusable experimental spacecraft aboard a Long March-2F carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the country's northwest on Saturday, state news agency Xinhua reported.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: Space Force awards $54.5 million contract to Starfish Space for GEO servicing vehicle U.S. Space Force awards $54.5 million contract to Starfish Space for GEO servicing vehicle.
Reuters
By Reuters: Elon Musk's SpaceX told investors it will prioritize going to the moon first and attempt a trip to Mars at a later time, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing sources.
Wall Street Journal
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: An investor in two space companies that went public in the past year said an upcoming SpaceX IPO could generate new investor interest in the sector.
By Spaceflight Now:  It’s the end of an era as SpaceX transitions all of its planned Dragon flights from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B de Selding
Universe Today
• Matthew Williams
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
