NASA Spaceflight
• Ryan Weber
Booster 19 completed a successful full-duration, full-thrust static fire May 7, lighting all 33 engines. Its partner, Ship 39, is now scheduled to roll out to join the booster and form the Flight 12 stack ahead of this weekend’s Wet Dress Rehearsal.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: A spacecraft designed to raise the decaying orbit of a NASA astrophysics satellite has passed environmental tests ahead of a launch as soon as June.
CNBC
• Samantha Subin
By CNBC: Enthusiasm for space stocks has skyrocketed ahead of SpaceX's anticipated IPO.
NASA
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory
By NASA: The rotor blades that will carry NASA’s next-generation helicopters to new Martian heights broke the sound barrier during March tests at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — Satellite fleet operator Thaicom of Thailand reported a 9.2% drop in satellite service revenue for the three months ending March 31 compared to the previous year, saying the continued decline in broadcast revenue was the cause.
Space.com
• Josh Dinner
By Space.com: Blue Origin continues putting its first lunar lander through its paces, testing the spacecraft at NASA centers across the nation to prepare it for its upcoming mission to the moon.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — Space hardware prime contractor OHB SE reported record backlog and double-digit increases in revenue and profit for the three months ending March 31 and expects further increases as German and European government funding translates into contracts.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: ESA has begun risk mitigation efforts aimed at replacing NASA’s contributions to its LISA mission with European alternatives.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
