SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
More than two months after NASA announced revised plans for Artemis 3, the agency has provided limited specifics on the mission itself. The lack of updated publicly described objectives and configuration follows prior Artemis roadmap changes and continued decision-making as the lunar program’s timeline moves.
Space.com
• Mike Wall
By Space.com: SpaceX will launch 45 satellites to orbit from California early Sunday morning (May 3), and you can watch the action live.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: GTON — President Donald Trump has nominated Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess for promotion to four-star general and selected him to become the next chief of space operations, positioning a career operator to lead the U.S.
Air & Space Forces Mag
Breaking Defense
NASA Spaceflight
• Chris Bergin, Ryan Weber
By NASA Spaceflight: The return of Starship launches may be just weeks away, with notices for the upcoming Flight 12 launch attempt publishing notification for windows opening as early as May 12.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: NASA is planning to increase the total value of a contract for robotic lunar lander missions to support a proposed surge in flights for a moon base.
Ars Technica
• Eric Berger
By Ars Technica: It's not clear whether Virgin Galactic has the cash reserves to fund a prolonged test phase.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — The European Union Satellite Centre (SatCen), which for more than two decades has been producing satellite imagery-based security and military reports for EU nations, is on the threshold of a major increase in responsibility as the EU prepares to manage a constellation of high-revisit,.
Via Satellite
• Mark Holmes
By Via Satellite: Loft is to play a key role in an ambitious next-generation Earth Observation (EO) constellation project in France. It is to partner with Magellium Artal Group after winning a multi-year contract worth up to tens of millions of euros from the French Space Agency (CNES) for the deployment of this constellation.
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
