Space.com
• Mike Wall
Indigenous groups and conservationists condemned SpaceX’s South Texas land swap, arguing federal officials are pushing to transfer public lands to the company before the courts can even review the matter. The dispute centers on the timing and legality of the land exchange, according to the plaintiffs’ criticism.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: Commercial space station and spacecraft developer Vast has established a new division intended to support work in national security space.
Payload
• Douglas Gorman
By Payload: As the UK touted its aerospace achievements at the Farnborough Air Show, new Prime Minister Andy Burnham saw the perfect opportunity to scrap the department responsible.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: Relativity Space struck a deal with Space Florida to build manufacturing and test facilities for its Terran R rocket on Florida’s Space Coast.
Payload
• Victoria Woodburn
By Payload: Uncover the latest data from the Space Foundation on the $686B global space economy and its growth trajectory.
Bloomberg
• Jennifer Igbonoba
By Bloomberg: Increasing scanning frequency could provide much earlier warnings to communities.
SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
By SpaceNews.com: Commercial launch firm Orienspace launched its third Gravity-1 solid rocket late Tuesday, sending nine satellites into orbit from waters off Shanghai.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: The pilot of the Artemis 2 mission says NASA’s return to the moon should start with human landings in less challenging equatorial regions.
