Space.com
• Elizabeth Howell
A new in-space test will validate a combined propulsion architecture that routes the same monopropellant fuel into both electrical and chemical thrusters. The approach is designed to cut spacecraft mass and reduce propulsion-system complexity, aiming to improve feasibility for future Mars missions.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: Astroscale is leading a new initiative to improve the study of spacecraft reentry and atmospheric impact, while protecting sensitive data for commercial.
Axios
• Dan Primack
By Axios: The IPO is going to break records. What happens next?.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
By Space Intel Report: JAKARTA — Indonesian government and industry officials repeatedly stressed the need for sovereign space capacity as part of a development plan to 2045 that they said should include Indonesia-built telecommunications and Earth observation satellites and a domestic launch service.
NASA Spaceflight
• Arran Reid, Chris Bergin
By NASA Spaceflight: Starship Flight 12 may have only recently concluded, but SpaceX’s Starbase teams are already deep into preparations for the next integrated flight test.
The Hill
• Peter A. Garretson, Richard M. Harrison
By The Hill: The threat of space-based nuclear weapons is real and poses a serious risk to US interests. A detonation in low Earth orbit could have catastrophic consequences.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: European launch company Isar Aerospace has raised 270 million euros ($312 million) to support its global expansion as it prepares for its next launch.
European Spaceflight
Bloomberg
• Alastair Marsh, Frances Schwartzkopff, Olivia Raimonde
By Bloomberg: New York City Comptroller Mark Levine says the unprecedented control that Elon Musk will have over SpaceX represents a new level of disregard for regular shareholders’ rights.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
