Space.com
• Leonard David
Elon Musk has proposed installing a lunar "satellite catapult" to launch payloads from the Moon, an idea that mirrors Gerard O'Neill's 1974 proposal for lunar mass drivers. The concept revives interest in non‑chemical lunar launch systems and implications for surface infrastructure and operations.
Space Intel Report
By Space Intel Report: By Madeline Durrett The Middle East is no longer defining its space ambitions – it is….
SpaceNews.com
• Debra Werner
By SpaceNews.com: Simera Sense to offer larger cameras and enhanced autonomy.
Space.com
• Keith Cooper
By Space.com: Debris from the collision could have formed another moon of Saturn called Hyperion, and affected the tilt of Saturn itself.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: BlackSky Technology announced a deal with an unnamed international customer for a dedicated Gen-3 satellite.
Bloomberg
• Lorelei Smillie, Loren Grush, Sana Pashankar
By Bloomberg: Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin “will move heaven and Earth” to get to the moon before rival SpaceX, said Chief Executive Officer Dave Limp.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: ST Engineering iDirect will integrate the network management program from G&S SatCom into its Intuition ground system software.
Bloomberg
• Yazhou Sun
By Bloomberg: Powerlaw Corp., a fund that owns stakes in Anduril Industries Inc., SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic PBC, is filing to sell shares in New York, giving retail investors a shot at profiting from some of the biggest private companies in artificial intelligence, defense and space.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B de Selding
Payload
• Douglas Gorman
