SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
NASA reoriented the Swift astrophysics spacecraft to extend its operational life as its orbit decays, buying time for a planned reboost mission later this year that will attempt to raise Swift’s orbit. The temporary changes preserve science operations and position the satellite for the recovery attempt.
Payload
• Jacqueline Feldscher
By Payload: Last week, NASA laid out a vision for a lunar base that’s built and supplied through monthly uncrewed lunar landings, with launches beginning as soon as next year.It’s no surprise that CLPS companies are raring to go.
Space.com
• Monisha Ravisetti
By Space.com: "This is something you want to tell to your grandkids.".
Space Intel Report
• Peter B de Selding
By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — Amazon Leo on rejected SpaceX Starlink’s claims that Amazon’s choice of a….
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: Former Sierra Space CEO Tom Vice to lead Astrion Former Sierra Space CEO Tom Vice to lead Astrion.
Ars Technica
• Eric Berger
By Ars Technica: NASA has struggled to deal with the widespread sentiment that NASA has “been there, done that.".
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: Astroscale and Exotrail will develop a satellite de-orbiting mission together. This new contract brings together Japanese and French expertise in on-orbit.
Via Satellite
• Ben Ackman
By Via Satellite: Space industry leaders expect the needs for in-orbit inspection, repair, and removal to grow rapidly in the next five to ten years, but call for more demand signals and more flexible funding from government.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
