New York Times
• Maureen Farrell
Elon Musk is requiring Wall Street firms to purchase subscriptions to his AI chatbot Grok as a condition for advising on SpaceX's potential mega-IPO — one of the largest listings in history. Firms seeking advisory or underwriting roles must subscribe to Grok to be eligible.
Space.com
• Sharmila Kuthunur
By Space.com: Data from Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander casts doubt on the decades-old view of the moon as divided between a hotter near side and cooler far side.
Reuters
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.
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
By SpaceNews.com: Italy’s Argotec has officially opened its first U.S. satellite production facility, cementing a foothold near Kennedy Space Center in Florida to join other foreign space firms pursuing growing demand from American programs.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: For the second consecutive year, the White House is proposing a major budget cut for NASA that would significantly impact science and the ISS.
SpaceWatch Global
• Torsten Kriening
By SpaceWatch Global: Oman's Dr. Ali Al Shidhani on signing the Artemis Accords, 200% space investment growth, and building a Gulf launch port under Vision 2040.
Business Wire
By Business Wire: Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a global leader in space and defence technology solutions, announced today that it has been awarded a contract to develop a ...
Via Satellite
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: Joining Via Satellite for a “Live in the Booth” interview, Desch said he sees opportunity for Iridium NTN Direct in the automotive industry, which has been hesitant to adopt proprietary technologies.
