Bloomberg
• Ott Ummelas
A German orbital-launch startup is scheduled to attempt an orbital launch from a Norwegian spaceport this week, a near-term milestone for Europe’s commercial launcher community as firms push toward operational flights. The attempt highlights growing use of Nordic launch sites for small orbital vehicles.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: ESA plans to offer a €50 million incentive to launch the demonstration missions for its LEO Cargo Return Services initiative aboard European rockets.
SpaceNews.com
• Christina Lucas, Natalia Szlarb, Tatiana Sainati
By SpaceNews.com: Frontier justice: navigating the future legal landscape for private actors in space law.
Payload
• Jacqueline Feldscher
By Payload: The FAA announced Tuesday that US launchers had all transitioned to the five-year-old licensing requirements, leaving no one still operating under legacy regulations.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B de Selding
By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — Satellite platform builder Kongsberg NanoAvionics of Lithuania has signed a multimillion-dollar/euro contract….
SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
By SpaceNews.com: China signals new target for 2027 asteroid deflection test China has identified a new target near-Earth asteroid for its first planetary defense kinetic test mission, which is scheduled to launch in December 2027.
Space.com
• Paul Sutter
By Space.com: How can two worlds, so fundamentally different in temperature and composition, possibly be so alike?.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: NASA’s planetary science program is still facing a funding shortfall that requires “strategic choices” about which missions to continue.
Canada.ca
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
Payload
• Jacqueline Feldscher
