The Hill
• Mark R. Whittington
The article frames a shift in Donald Trump’s attitude toward space science, describing him as having come to appreciate its value. The provided summary offers no further detail on what changed or what policy, funding or program decisions may follow.
CNBC
• Tobias Burns
By CNBC: Rooftops and billboards may be more important than hefty infrastructure.
Universe Today
• Bruce Dorminey
By Universe Today: Almost all meteorites come from asteroids, not the Moon or Mars. But after decades of analysis of the Apollo samples, researchers still rely on lunar meteorites to better understand our anomalously large Moon.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: NASA has shut down an astronomy spacecraft in a decaying orbit after a failed attempt to reboost it with a commercial spacecraft.
science.nasa.gov
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: ESA acknowledged it lost a test article for its Space Rider spaceplane in a recent test but said the mishap would not significantly delay its development.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force shifted a next-generation missile warning satellite and a payload stack associated with an experimental cislunar surveillance mission from United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket to SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, part of a broader reshuffling of military launches prompted by delays with Vulcan.
Space.com
• Chelsea Gohd
By Space.com: The robotic Griffin lunar lander has passed a host of critical tests ahead of its first-ever moon mission, which is scheduled to launch later this year.
NASA Spaceflight
Bloomberg
• Loren Grush
By Bloomberg: NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman maintained that the agency is on track to return humans to the moon, despite concerns that the hardware needed for the next mission won’t be ready in time.
NASA Spaceflight
The Daily Debrief
One concise daily briefing across aviation, defense and space—key developments, corroborating sources, and the context leaders need to act.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
Space.com
• Josh Dinner
Space.com
• Hanneke Weitering, Tariq Malik
SpaceWatch Global
• Christophe Bosquillon
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
