SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
German launch company HyImpulse has secured a license to launch from a Scottish spaceport, marking a regulatory advance for its UK launch plans. The development comes as assets belonging to Orbex, another company that intended to use the site, have been sold.
Bloomberg
• Loren Grush
By Bloomberg: SpaceX launched a new crew of four astronauts to the International Space Station on Thursday, as questions swirl over the company’s plans for the future of its human spaceflight program.
NASA Spaceflight
SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Parsonson
By SpaceNews.com: rten, DLR. JOHANNESBURG — Sweden’s Esrange Space Center is preparing for a busy period of launch activity as political scrutiny grows over efforts to establish an orbital launch capability at the site.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: Both SpaceX and outside analysts appear largely satisfied with the first orbital flight of Starship despite some technical issues during the mission.
Via Satellite
Ars Technica
• Stephen Clark
By Ars Technica: Blue Origin seeks FAA approval for up to 50 New Glenn launches and 50 booster landings per year.
CNBC
• Harvey Stober
By CNBC: Although this recent IPO is trading below its offer price, its supplier relationships with both SpaceX and Anduril bode well for future revenue growth.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — The U.S. ambassador to the European Union warned that EU efforts limiting non-EU content for military programs and requiring that program design authority be in Europe could weaken European security by valuing geographic location over product quality.
FlightGlobal
• Murdo Morrison
By FlightGlobal: MRB Explorer will be nation's most ambitious mission yet. The United Arab Emirates has shown publicly for the first time the probe for its asteroid mission, hailing the project a “significant turning point” in its ambition to become a leading spacefaring nation.
The Daily Debrief
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NASA Spaceflight
• Chris Bergin
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
