European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
ESA is considering moving its two Harmony satellites off Vega C and onto a two-booster Ariane 6 configuration. The review highlights how ESA is actively balancing launch-vehicle options as it prepares the Harmony mission, potentially changing the mission’s lift profile and launch-provider mix.
SpaceWatch Global
• Torsten Kriening
By SpaceWatch Global: ESPI’s Space Venture 2025 report reveals record global investment but growing structural challenges for Europe’s space sector in exits and scale-up funding.
Universe Today
• Matthew Williams
By Universe Today: The Paranal solar ESPRESSO Telescope (PoET), installed at the European Southern Observatory's (ESO's) Paranal site in Chile, has made its first observations.
Runway Girl
• Mary Kirby
By Runway Girl: Preparing to offer meoSphere MEO + LEO satellite-powered inflight connectivity, SES is advancing work on a multi-band, multi-orbit, multi-beam ESA.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: More than two months after NASA announced revised plans for the Artemis 3 mission, the agency has provided few details about the mission itself.
Space.com
• Mike Wall
By Space.com: SpaceX launched 45 satellites to orbit from California early Sunday morning (May 3), including a South Korean spacecraft that was originally supposed to fly in 2022.
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
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.
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow