Universe Today
• Matthew Williams
Samples returned by China’s Chang’e-6 mission from the Moon’s far side provide an “ancient record” of local space-weather effects. The findings indicate that the two lunar hemispheres experienced meaningfully different space-weather environments over time, as preserved in the returned material.
Space.com
• Mike Wall
By Space.com: Some of these views look decidedly sci-fi.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: Amazon filed plans with the FCC for a constellation of more than 5,100 satellites that would provide direct-to-device services using Globalstar spectrum.
Ars Technica
• Eric Berger
By Ars Technica: NASA has not made substantial investments in thermal protection research for decades.
Wall Street Journal
• Adriano Marchese
By Wall Street Journal: Rocket Lab received a $266 million U.S. Space Force contract, its largest agreement to date, for up to 18 suborbital launches that will support missile defense capabilities.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
By Space Intel Report: TUPPER LAKE, NY — Indra Group of Spain said its space division, which since January has included satellite fleet operator Hispasat and military satcom service provider Hisdesat, remains on track to reach 400 million euros $455 million) in revenue this year despite a 6% decline in revenue in the three months ending.
Via Satellite
• Shaun Waterman
By Via Satellite: The vision of a commercial ecosystem beyond Earth orbit — on the Moon and in cislunar space — depends crucially on a new communications infrastructure.
Universe Today
• Andy Tomaswick
By Universe Today: We’ve been covering the journey of the Habitable Worlds Observatory for some time now. Over the past few years, it's gone from a proposal to a relatively fleshed-out plan for how and what the next Great Observatory should do—in this case, look at and characterize potentially habitable exoplanets.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
Via Satellite
• Leandra Bernstein
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
