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ULA's Atlas V launches 29 Amazon Kuiper LEO satellites in heaviest Atlas V payload to date

An Atlas V launched 29 Amazon Kuiper LEO broadband satellites on April 4, marking the heaviest payload and the largest number of spacecraft ever carried on an Atlas V. The mission brings ULA's total Kuiper satellites launched to 139 and was one of the rocket's remaining Atlas V flights.

2026-04-04T13:47:22.301868-07:00
Wall Street Journal

NASA’s Artemis II Heads to the Moon — Amid Political Shakeup as Trump Ousts AG Pam Bondi

By Wall Street Journal: President Trump removes AG Pam Bondi, shortly after ousting Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Could this be the beginning of a larger cabinet shakeup? Plus, NASA sends astronauts toward the moon for the first time since the end of the Apollo program.

Also: Space.com and NBC News
2026-04-03T16:25:40.314364-07:00
Reuters

SpaceX delays next Starship test launch by a month, Musk says

By Reuters: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Friday that the company's next Starship test flight will take place in May and not April as originally scheduled.

Also: newspaceeconomy.ca and CNA
2026-04-03T11:10:36.264127-07:00