Ars Technica
• Eric Berger
A leaked internal NASA document shows the agency chose not to publicly release the science objectives for its next Mars orbiter and indicates science may be deprioritized in mission planning. The decision reduces early-stage transparency for a high-profile planetary mission.
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
By SpaceNews.com: Remnants of Vector Launch have made it back to one of its original architects after Phantom Space bought launch assets that were sold off in 2020 during the small rocket developer’s bankruptcy.
Payload
• Elizabeth Howell
By Payload: The company today launched NordSpace Ventures, which will make investments in "Canadian space, defense, and dual-use technologies"—starting with Wyvern, an EO company based in Edmonton, AB.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: Sierra Space names Dan Jablonsky CEO Sierra Space names Dan Jablonsky CEO.
New York Times
• Michael J de la Merced
By New York Times: The start-up, founded by a former top SpaceX engineer, promises to help companies reduce their testing times and optimize systems.
SpaceNews.com
• Debra Werner
By SpaceNews.com: CesiumAstro acquires Vidrovr to embed AI in communications systems.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: Ken Bowersox, NASA’s associate administrator for space operations, is retiring from the agency less than a week after the release of the Starliner report.
SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
By SpaceNews.com: China’s Tianwen-2 probe operating normally on approach to asteroid China’s Tianwen-2 spacecraft is operating normally on its way to a near-Earth asteroid ahead of sampling later this year, according to a rare official update.
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
Universe Today
• Evan Gough
