SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
NASA and the European Space Agency are defining the infrastructure needed to support a sustainable lunar base, while Northrop Grumman and the Canadian Space Agency are adapting work from NASA’s planned Gateway station for future lunar-base applications.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: Development of Europe’s IRIS2 secure communications service has reached a key milestone, allowing the programme to move forward with implementation.
NASA Spaceflight
• Chris Bergin, Martijn Luinstra
By NASA Spaceflight: Relativity Space has marked another significant step forward in the development of its reusable Terran R launch vehicle, with engine integration now underway on the first-stage thrust structure.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Aug. 7 confirmed Erich Hernandez-Baquero to oversee military space acquisition and Roger Mason to lead the National Reconnaissance Office, putting two industry veterans in charge of major parts of the U.S.
Space.com
• Mike Wall
By Space.com: SpaceX plans to build factories on the moon, using robots to do much of the heavy lifting, Elon Musk said on Tuesday (Aug. 4) during SpaceX's first-ever quarterly earnings call.
Space.com
• Mike Wall
By Space.com: SpaceX is still towing Starship's upper stage toward shore two weeks after its latest test flight, but the unprecedented effort is unlikely to succeed, according to Elon Musk.
CNBC
• Liz Napolitano
By CNBC: SpaceX could continue to bounce back as investments in artificial intelligence begin to pay off, according to Argus.
Live Science
• Elizabeth Howell, Laura Mondragón
By Live Science: Voyager 1 is running low on power for science, but a successful energy-saving maneuver on Voyager 2 raises hope that the 50-year-old spacecraft can keep going.
The Daily Debrief
One concise daily briefing across aviation, defense and space—key developments, corroborating sources, and the context leaders need to act.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
Space.com
• Robert Z. Pearlman
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
Reuters
• Joey Roulette
