Ars Technica
• Stephen Clark
Late-stage design changes to a NASA satellite increased the likelihood of an uncontrolled reentry and pushed the mission’s modeled ground-casualty risk above agency safety limits, agency documents say. The breach of NASA thresholds requires further assessment of reentry behavior and possible risk-reduction measures.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: The Starlab commercial space station has fully booked its commercial payload space as it awaits the next phase of a NASA program.
Universe Today
• Matthew Williams
By Universe Today: Just a few days in simulated microgravity can subtly change the way women’s blood clots, sparking bigger questions about health monitoring protocols for astronauts who can spend six months or more in orbit, say Simon Fraser University researchers.
NASA Spaceflight
• Justin Davenport
By NASA Spaceflight: Eight launches are scheduled worldwide this week, with Falcon 9 again dominating the launch schedule.….
Universe Today
• Mark Thompson
By Universe Today: For forty years, a network of telescopes has been listening to the Sun hum and scientists have finally decoded what those sounds reveal about our star's hidden interior.
Universe Today
• Evan Gough
By Universe Today: Multiple mobile phones, dashcams, and dedicated meteor cameras capture a fireball over part of Europe on Sunday night. Thousands of people witnessed it, and the ESA's Planetary Defence Team is analyzing it.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B de Selding
By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — Maritime connectivity provider KVH Industries Inc. is increasing its share-buyback program by….
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: SSC Space is bringing a new optical ground station (OGS) into service at its site in Santiago, Chile. It will enable free-space laser communication.
Wall Street Journal
• Cristina Gallardo
