NASA Spaceflight
• Arran Reid, Chris Bergin
SpaceX says Starbase teams are already in preparations for the next integrated flight test after the conclusion of Starship Flight 12, moving Booster 20 into cryogenic testing ahead of Starship Flight 13. The step signals the program’s continued push through its high-tempo test cadence.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: lans in March to develop a lunar base as part of its “Ignition” event that outlined the agency’s new direction in human spaceflight.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: European launch company Isar Aerospace has raised 270 million euros ($312 million) to support its global expansion as it prepares for its next launch.
By exterrajsc.com: Hydrogen Peroxide System Marks First Chemical Propulsion Integration for Reflex Aerospace.
Reuters
• Rajesh Kumar Singh
By Reuters: Global airlines' push to attract premium customers is making fast in-flight Wi-Fi an increasingly important perk, turning a once-patchy paid service into an emerging battleground between Elon Musk's Starlink and Jeff Bezos' Amazon Leo satellite network.
SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
By SpaceNews.com: China is expanding the role of its commercial rocket companies by shortlisting four such entities for launches of a new space station cargo transport system.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: OQ Tech and Telefónica Germany are conducting a live demo of two-way satellite communications directly with smartphones using terrestrial mobile spectrum.
SpaceWatch Global
• Guest Author
By SpaceWatch Global: Space Force planning documents outline an Allied-by-design approach to future space operations. Part 1 explores launch infrastructure, funding ecosystems, and the growing role of allies in cislunar security and Space Domain Awareness.
Yahoo Finance
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