NASA Spaceflight
• Ryan Weber
As Starship Block 3 nears its first flight, SpaceX is progressing with work at Gigabay at Roberts Road and at the launch pads at LC-39A and SLC-37, including preparations tied to the early launch campaign. SpaceX is targeting a Starship launch from LC-39A sometime this year.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Payload
• Elizabeth Howell
By Payload: The continuous burn of 300 seconds (five minutes) with one of their two Chakram engine prototypes was one of several tests the company conducted at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL.
New York Times
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