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Atlas V launches 29 Amazon Kuiper (Amazon Leo) satellites — heaviest Atlas V payload, ULA Kuiper total 139

On April 4 ULA's Atlas V placed 29 Amazon Kuiper (Amazon Leo) broadband satellites into orbit, marking the largest and heaviest payload ever flown on an Atlas V and bringing ULA's total Kuiper launches to 139. The flight used one of the launcher’s remaining Atlas V boosters.

2026-04-04T13:47:22.301868-07:00
Wall Street Journal

NASA’s Artemis II Heads to the Moon — Amid Political Shakeup as Trump Ousts AG Pam Bondi

By Wall Street Journal: President Trump removes AG Pam Bondi, shortly after ousting Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Could this be the beginning of a larger cabinet shakeup? Plus, NASA sends astronauts toward the moon for the first time since the end of the Apollo program.

Also: Space.com and NBC News
2026-04-03T16:25:40.314364-07:00
Reuters

SpaceX delays next Starship test launch by a month, Musk says

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.

2026-04-03T11:10:36.264127-07:00