The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a contract with Airbus Defence & Space UK worth €340 million for the development of its Vigil satellite. ESA’s Euclid mission has released five new images along with first scientific results. The University of Leicester in the UK and ispace have entered into a strategic consulting agreement to explore lunar night survivability, and more.

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Selected Reading

Airbus to build ESA’s Vigil space weather forecasting mission

ESA's Euclid celebrates first science with sparkling cosmic views

ispace and University of Leicester Collaborate on Lunar Night Survival Technology- Business Wire

Yahsat partners with Eutelsat Group to leverage EUTELSAT KONNECT satellite to drive growth across its global footprint

China's low-orbit satellite internet expands abroad - CGTN

NASA, Mission Partners Assessing Launch Opportunities for Crew Flight Test

Space Force Training HQ Gets Official Nod to Come to Space Coast

Intelsat to Extend Life of Additional Satellites with Mission Extension Vehicles- Business Wire

Firefly Aerospace Backers Explore $1.5 Billion Sale - BNN Bloomberg

Vaya Space Awarded SBIR Phase I Hybrid Rocket Ejector-Ramjet Airbreathing Hypersonic Missile Study 

Ceres Robotics, Inc. Completes Preliminary Design Review of B5 Lunar Lander

'Heartbreaking for our team': Founders push forward after losing contact with Aussie satellite

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