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Last Updated: Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 4:19 PM PDT
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SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
Lawmakers raise alarm over rumored cuts to commercial satellite imagery funding
By SpaceNews.com: Lawmakers raise alarm over rumored cuts to commercial satellite imagery funding Lawmakers raise alarm over rumored cuts to commercial satellite imagery funding.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
Rocket Lab to launch NASA astrophysics smallsat mission
By SpaceNews.com: NASA selected Rocket Lab to launch a small NASA astrophysics spacecraft that will study galaxies at ultraviolet wavelengths.
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Reuters
• Will Dunham
Gravity study shows why the moon's two sides look so different
By Reuters: An exhaustive examination of lunar gravity using data obtained by two NASA robotic spacecraft is offering new clues about why the two sides of the moon - the one perpetually facing Earth and the other always facing away - look so different.
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Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
Isar Aerospace, Leonardo to European Parliament: Buy services, not products; Bromo merger can’t be justified by telecom alone
By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — Startup launch-service provider Isar Aerospace and diversified space system contractor Leonardo outlined….
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SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
Kepler Achieves First Space-to-Ground Optical Link for Future Relay Network
By SpaceNews.com: Canada’s Kepler Communications said it has successfully demonstrated optical data links between a prototype satellite in low Earth orbit and a partner’s ground station for the first time.
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Spaceflight Now
• Will Robinson-Smith
Axiom Mission 4 delayed due to Dragon capsule readiness
By Spaceflight Now: The debut of the fifth and planned final Dragon spacecraft is going to take a bit longer. The vehicle, tail number C213, will won’t be ready to support the flight of Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) to the International Space Station until next month.
Florida Today
• , Florida Today
SpaceX launches rocket during daytime from Florida's Space Coast for first time in six weeks
By Florida Today: SpaceX's Falcon 9 bolted off the pad at 12:38 p.m. at Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, carrying 28 Starlink satellites.
Space.com
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral, lands at sea (video)
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