New York Times
• Maureen Farrell
Elon Musk is requiring Wall Street firms to purchase subscriptions to his AI chatbot Grok as a condition for advising on SpaceX's potential mega-IPO — one of the largest listings in history. Firms seeking advisory or underwriting roles must subscribe to Grok to be eligible.
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
By SpaceNews.com: Italy’s Argotec has officially opened its first U.S. satellite production facility, cementing a foothold near Kennedy Space Center in Florida to join other foreign space firms pursuing growing demand from American programs.
Space.com
• Sharmila Kuthunur
By Space.com: Data from Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander casts doubt on the decades-old view of the moon as divided between a hotter near side and cooler far side.
Reuters
By Reuters: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Friday that the company's next Starship test flight will take place in May and not April as originally scheduled.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: For the second consecutive year, the White House is proposing a major budget cut for NASA that would significantly impact science and the ISS.
SpaceWatch Global
• Torsten Kriening
By SpaceWatch Global: Oman's Dr. Ali Al Shidhani on signing the Artemis Accords, 200% space investment growth, and building a Gulf launch port under Vision 2040.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: Joining Via Satellite for a “Live in the Booth” interview, Desch said he sees opportunity for Iridium NTN Direct in the automotive industry, which has been hesitant to adopt proprietary technologies.
Business Wire
By Business Wire: Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a global leader in space and defence technology solutions, announced today that it has been awarded a contract to develop a ...
Via Satellite
