Payload
• Victoria Woodburn
NASA has put a $2 billion price tag on its Space Reactor-1 Freedom nuclear Mars mission, described as the first fission-powered interplanetary spacecraft. The announcement frames the program cost for a mission architecture built around nuclear propulsion for deep-space travel.
Payload
• Douglas Gorman
By Payload: EO data is a privilege, not a right, and the US government wants to control what EO satellite operators can and can’t share with the public.
Bloomberg
• Sarah Frier
By Bloomberg: Alphabet Inc.’s Google said its equity holdings include $94.1 billion in SpaceX shares, after the space-and-AI company’s blockbuster initial public offering.
Space.com
• Josh Dinner
By Space.com: NASA has long eyed the moon's south pole for its first crewed Artemis landing. But Artemis II astronaut Victor Glover says the agency should target an easier and safer place to touch down.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: Airbus executives say the turnaround in the company’s space business came just in time to tap growing demand, particularly from Europe.
Bloomberg
• Sana Pashankar
By Bloomberg: SpaceX will again attempt a major test of its massive Starship rocket on Thursday after abandoning takeoff last week, exposing investors to the risks of the company’s rocky development cycle and heightening the stakes for the critical milestone.
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SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: The UK Space Agency has unveiled a new funding program at the ongoing Farnborough International Airshow, pledging up to £62 million to develop homegrown satellite communications and space technologies.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: Vast has appointed Melanie Stricklan as Senior Vice President of a new Special Programs division, and Steve Isakowitz as its newest Adviser.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
