Breaking Defense
• Theresa Hitchens
Project Hecate is a Space Force effort, driven by the Space Warfighting Analysis Center, to evaluate signals from low‑Earth‑orbit communications satellites as a near‑term alternative for positioning, navigation and timing — intended to help preserve GPS‑like services beyond 2040.
Space.com
• Mike Wall
By Space.com: It was the Ariane 6 rocket's sixth flight overall, and the first to feature its most powerful variant.
European Spaceflight
Space.com
• Sharmila Kuthunur
By Space.com: "This is essentially as close as we can get to seeing the death of a massive star.".
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: CEO Matt Desch addressed “buzz” around Iridium’s L-band spectrum position and highlighted four growth areas for Iridium’s future.
Wall Street Journal
• Alexander Ward, Robbie Gramer
By Wall Street Journal: The Trump administration covertly sent terminals into Iran in an effort to keep dissidents online following Tehran’s stifling of internet access.
Reuters
By Reuters: Italian high‑speed rail operator Italo said on Thursday it would introduce SpaceX's Starlink system across its fleet, becoming the world's first major train company to rely on the low‑Earth‑orbit satellite connectivity service.
By Spaceflight Now:  NASA is loading liquid hydrogen aboard its Space Launch System moon rocket at the Kennedy Space Center on Thursday for an unpublicized but crucial test of the repairs made to a leaky umbilical that derailed a countdown rehearsal on Feb.
By Spaceflight Now:  United Launch Alliance said an issue affected one of the four solid rocket boosters that helped propel its Vulcan rocket into space Thursday on a mission for the United States Space Force.
NASA Spaceflight
• Chris Bergin, William Graham
