Space.com
Episode 198 of This Week In Space dives into NASA’s Dragonfly mission, unpacking the spacecraft’s objectives, technology choices and program timeline. The episode features expert analysis of the mission’s scientific goals and what its development and operations mean for planetary science programs.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: Tory Bruno, former CEO of ULA, said he decided to join Blue Origin to work on important national security projects, including Blue Ring.
SpaceNews.com
By SpaceNews.com: World’s largest satellite and connectivity conference spanning commercial, government, and defense markets.
Universe Today
• Matthew Williams
By Universe Today: If humans want to live in space, whether on spacecraft or the surface of Mars, one of the first problems to solve is that of water for drinking, hygiene, and life-sustaining plants.
Via Satellite
• Ben Ackman
By Via Satellite: Japanese satellite imagery providers Axelspace and Synspective finalized agreements with SKY Perfect JSAT, Mitsui, and Mitsubishi Electric to provide optical and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: An increasingly volatile geopolitical landscape is forcing nations to rethink space — fast. Alliances once assumed to be stable now look precarious.
Universe Today
• Evan Gough
By Universe Today: When the Perseverance rover was sent to Mars, it was largely dedicated to astrobiology. It's driving around an ancient paleolake, Jezero Crater, looking for evidence of past life.
Space.com
• Robert Lea
By Space.com: "Before XRISM, it was like we could see a picture of the storm. Now we can measure the speed of the cyclone.".
Bloomberg
• Fraidoon Poya, Loni Prinsloo, Marissa Newman
Payload
• Austin Corona
DefenseNews.com
• Brooke Griswold
SpaceWatch Global
• Torsten Kriening