SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
Oman-based industrial conglomerate MB Group has ordered a small geostationary broadband satellite from Astranis, with a launch slated for this summer. The spacecraft will deliver dedicated GEO broadband capacity for MB Group’s regional operations in Oman.
Space.com
• Mike Wall
By Space.com: "Historical artifacts flying aboard Artemis 2 reflect the long arc of American exploration and the generations of innovators who made this moment possible.".
Universe Today
• Mark Thompson
By Universe Today: Water exists across Mars in underground ice, soil moisture, and atmospheric vapour, yet most of it remains frustratingly beyond practical reach for future explorers.
Universe Today
• Mark Thompson
By Universe Today: New research from the International Space Station reveals that in near weightless conditions, both bacteriophages and their *E. coli* hosts mutate in ways not seen on Earth.
Payload
• Jacqueline Feldscher
By Payload: As the ISS nears its retirement date at the end of the decade, companies are vying to build its commercial successor under NASA’s Commercial LEO Destination (CLD) program.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: An H3 launch failure in December may have been caused by an unusual event that led to the satellite separating from the rocket prematurely.
Space.com
• Sharmila Kuthunur
By Space.com: "In the end, wherever you land, you will have contamination everywhere.".
SpaceNews.com
• Hans Martin Steiner
By SpaceNews.com: We need a ‘Planetary Neural Network’ for AI-enabled space infrastructure protection.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
SpaceWatch Global
• Torsten Kriening
