SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
NASA is considering adding $1.6 billion to the ordering authority for its Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program, lifting the ceiling from $2.6 billion to $4.2 billion. The move supports an expanded delivery network already awarding 11 lunar missions to five contractors.
NASA Spaceflight
• Chris Bergin, Ryan Weber
By NASA Spaceflight: The return of Starship launches may be just weeks away, with notices for the upcoming Flight 12 launch attempt publishing notification for windows opening as early as May 12.
Runway Girl
• Mary Kirby
By Runway Girl: Three new aero antennas, one each from Amazon Leo, ThinKom Solutions and Starlink are being positioned for gig-level speeds.
Via Satellite
• Mark Holmes
By Via Satellite: Loft is to play a key role in an ambitious next-generation Earth Observation (EO) constellation project in France. It is to partner with Magellium Artal Group after winning a multi-year contract worth up to tens of millions of euros from the French Space Agency (CNES) for the deployment of this constellation.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — The European Union Satellite Centre (SatCen), which for more than two decades has been producing satellite imagery-based security and military reports for EU nations, is on the threshold of a major increase in responsibility as the EU prepares to manage a constellation of high-revisit,.
Space.com
• Samantha Mathewson
By Space.com: Scientists are using drone radar on Earth to refine how spacecraft could locate and access buried water ice on Mars, improving future mission planning and astronaut resources.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: GTON — President Donald Trump has nominated Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess for promotion to four-star general and selected him to become the next chief of space operations, positioning a career operator to lead the U.S.
Air & Space Forces Mag
Breaking Defense
Ars Technica
• Eric Berger
By Ars Technica: It's not clear whether Virgin Galactic has the cash reserves to fund a prolonged test phase.
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
SpaceWatch Global
• Torsten Kriening
