European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
Rocket Factory Augsburg has begun commissioning its SaxaVord launch pad as it prepares for the inaugural orbital flight of its RFA ONE rocket, advancing the German small‑launcher toward its first UK launch campaign. Teams are completing ground checks and pad integration ahead of liftoff.
Space.com
• Robert Z Pearlman
By Space.com: Falcon 9 rockets lifted off at 8:59 p.m. EST on Saturday (Feb. 14) and at 2:59 a.m. EST on Monday (Feb. 16).
SpaceNews.com
• David Schleeper
By SpaceNews.com: The space nuclear power bottleneck — and how to fix it.
SpaceWatch Global
By SpaceWatch Global: If you have been attending space conferences for some time, you may remember when the dominant themes revolved around space sustainability, space debris mitigation, and space technologies supporting the Sustainable Development Goals.
Washington Post
• Scott Solomon
By Washington Post: NASA should focus on the body and mind, not just engineering, for cosmic travel.
SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
By SpaceNews.com: Low-profile Chinese launch firm conducts first stage static fire One of China’s lower profile launch startups, Zenk Space, has conducted a first stage static fire for its Zhihang-1 rocket ahead of a planned launch.
Bloomberg
• David Fickling
By Bloomberg: If orbital space is the 21st century’s high seas, China looks to be preparing an armada.
SpaceWatch Global
• Torsten Kriening
By SpaceWatch Global: Torsten Kriening speaks with Rodrigo da Costa, Executive Director of EUSPA, about why space has become a central pillar of European security.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
