NASA Spaceflight
• Ryan Weber
SpaceX’s Super Heavy booster has already seen multiple design iterations, but the shift from Block 1/2 to Block 3 represents its biggest change to date. The Block 3 update is positioned as the next major step in making the redesigned Starship/Super Heavy system ready for upcoming test campaigns.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland —Maritime connectivity service provider KVH Industries reported a 27% increase in revenue and a sharply reduced operating loss for the three months ending March 31 and said its business is on the way to being provided mainly by SpaceX Starlink and Eutelsat OneWeb LEO services.
SpaceNews.com
• Mike Gruss
By SpaceNews.com: MILAN – As U.S. satellite imagery companies have pulled back from sharing visuals of Iran and the broader area around the Gulf conflict, European Earth-observation firms are moving to fill the vacuum.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: Astrolab’s first lunar rover will carry four NASA payloads on a mission planned to launch later this year.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — The European Space Agency (ESA) and the French space agency, CNES, have signed a three-year commitment to maintain and upgrade Europe’s equatorial Guiana Space Center spaceport with a combined investment of 1 billion euros ($1.16 billion).
DefenseNews.com
• Michael Peck
By DefenseNews.com: An Air Force plan calls for old oil platforms to become Sea-based Recovery Stations for the U.S. Space Force and private spaceflight companies.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: The French space agency’s EuroSuit prototype has been delivered to the ISS, where it will be tested by ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: A House appropriations bill would reverse plans by the administration to stop development of a civil space traffic management system.
