SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
The Space Systems Command, the U.S. Space Force’s acquisition arm, awarded SpaceX a $57 million contract to demonstrate satellite-to-satellite communications using Link-182. The radio-frequency data-link standard has been adopted for the MILNET data relay network.
NASA
• Charles G. Hatfield
By NASA: NASA’s Boeing 777 has returned to the agency’s fleet after undergoing heavy structural modifications as it transforms from a giant passenger plane into the agency’s next-generation airborne science laboratory.
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Space.com
• Elizabeth Howell
By Space.com: The James Webb Space Telescope captured the first detailed images of planetary nebula Tc 1, revealing new details of what happens after a sun-like star dies.
NASA Spaceflight
• Ryan Weber
By NASA Spaceflight: As the first flight of Block 3 approaches, SpaceX continues to make progress on the Gigabay at Roberts Road and the launch pads at LC-39A and the first pad at SLC-37.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — Iridium Communications’ fledgling PNT service to provide a higher-power backup for GPS and other GNSS systems expects to roll out its dedicated ASIC this summer and the company is sticking with forecasts of $100 million or more in annual revenue by 2030.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: Jordan is the latest country to sign the Artemis Accords as NASA works to attract more countries to its lunar exploration efforts.
human-spaceflight.blogspot.com
Runway Girl
• Mary Kirby
By Runway Girl: Gilat Satellite Networks is optimistic that its electronically steerable antenna (ESA) hardware will gain linefit offerability at Airbus.
Space.com
• Andrew Jones
By Space.com: The complex MMX mission aims to shed light on the origins of Mars' two tiny moons, Phobos and Deimos, bringing Phobos material back to Earth in 2031.
New York Times
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