The Viasat-3 mission lifted off from Kennedy Space Center with a 6000 kilo Viasat broadband satellite as a payload aboard SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy. ESA says it plans to shake up the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer spacecraft. China says there are potentially fertile areas in the warmer regions of Mars. Satellite operator Avanti opens a new office in Nigeria, and more.

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Our featured interview today is with Tom Marotta, CEO of the Spaceport Company, on spaceports and the coming space launch infrastructure bottleneck. 

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Selected Reading

Falcon Heavy launches after series of weather delays- The Hill

Kennedy Space Center prepares for greater sea-rise problems- Space Daily

SpaceX to spend about $2 billion on Starship this year, as Elon Musk pushes to reach orbit- CNBC

ESA troubleshooting JUICE radar antenna- SpaceNews

China's Mars Rover Finds Signs of Recent Water in Sand Dunes- Associate Press

UAE Mars orbiter snaps epic photo of Martian moon- The Hill

All-female crew simulates Mars trip in Utah - AeroTime 

Avanti Opens New Office in Nigeria- Via Satellite 

Black Sky Aerospace celebrates rocket propellant milestone - SpaceConnection

 CisLunar Industries Issued Patent for Innovative Space Foundry- Spacewatch.Global

 NASA’s next space station will be 1,000 times farther from Earth- FreeThink 

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