Transportation Department official suggests industry help pay for FAA commercial space office (spacenews.com)
Rocket Report: Tough times for Astra and Virgin; SpaceX upgrading launch pad (arstechnica.com)
Airbus and Voyager sign agreement with ESA on Starlab commercial space station (spacenews.com)
Rocket Lab to launch hypersonic test vehicle for the Defense Innovation Unit (spacenews.com)
WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab announced a new mission for its suborbital launch vehicle — a 3D-printed hypersonic drone built by Australia’s Hypersonix for the U.S. Defense Department....
Long March 3B launches ChinaSat-6E communications satellite (spacenews.com)
Capitol Hill budget battle may limit initial funding of some National Security Space Launch missions – Spaceflight Now (spaceflightnow.com)
Virgin Galactic lays off staff as it focuses on next-generation suborbital vehicle (spacenews.com)
WASHINGTON — Virgin Galactic said it will lay off staff and cut expenses to conserve resources for its next generation of suborbital spaceplanes....
Astra secures interim financing deal (spacenews.com)
In which Astra inexplicably continues to hang on by a thread.
Launch Roundup: SpaceX pushes for 100 flights in the year with a ISS resupply, a rideshare mission, and more - NASASpaceFlight.com (www.nasaspaceflight.com)
After leading NASA’s mission to Pluto, Alan Stern flies to space himself (arstechnica.com)
Interesting tidbit:...
How long will Jeff Bezos continue to subsidize his New Shepard rocket? (arstechnica.com)
Nothing to see here, just Blue Origin continuing to achieve slow and small results on a large budget.
(SpaceNews) China’s iSpace launches and lands rocket test stage (spacenews.com)
The Hyperbola-2 methane-liquid oxygen reusable verification stage rose to a height of 178 meters during its 51-second flight. It performed a powered descent and soft landing, supported by four landing legs. The 3.35-meter-diameter, 17m-long test stage is powered by a variable thrust Focus-1 engine....
🇨🇳Shenzhou-16 landing and possibly three launches from China this week - NASASpaceFlight.com (www.nasaspaceflight.com)
Spacewalking cosmonauts find radiator coolant leak – Spaceflight Now (spaceflightnow.com)
Twenty years after first crewed mission, China looks to lofty goals - NASASpaceFlight.com (www.nasaspaceflight.com)
Varda partners with Australian range for capsule landings (spacenews.com)
India tests launch escape system in step towards sending astronauts to orbit (spacenews.com)
Rocket Report: Key Ariane 6 test delayed; NASA urged to look at SLS alternatives (arstechnica.com)
After six decades, ‘Gagarin’s Start’ will meet its end as a launch pad (arstechnica.com)
Blue Origin Unveils Multi-Mission, Multi-Orbit Space Mobility Platform | Blue Origin (www.blueorigin.com)
Not too many details or specifics yet:...