SpaceX adds itself as co-defendant in an environmental lawsuit against the FAA. Rocket Lab, Stratolaunch, and Vast Space have all been named in court filings that divide Virgin Orbits assets. Arctic Space and One Web receive approval for Satellite Network Portal ground station in Sweden. Viasat and Inmarsat inch closer to merger, and more.

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Steven Tomaszewski, Senior Director at Aerospace Industries Association, on national security space considerations and policy.

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Selected Reading

SpaceX set to join FAA to fight environmental lawsuit that could delay Starship work- CNBC 

Virgin Orbit sells assets in bankruptcy auction to Rocket Lab, Stratolaunch and Vast’s Launcher- CNBC

Arctic Space Technologies to support OneWeb’s constellation with construction of hyperscale satellite ground station installation- One Web

Iridium and OneWeb Confirm Success Post SpaceX Launch- Via Satellite

Inmarsat Adds Free Wave Technologies as IoT Partner- Via Satellite

L3HARRIS RECEIVES CONTRACT TO ADVANCE TECHNOLOGY FOR INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY- L3Harris

AFRL taps Ursa Major for hypersonic, space launch engines- Breaking Defense

The Spaceport Company demonstrates offshore launch operations- SpaceNews

Space Mining Market Technology Thriving to Touch USD 1.99 Billion by 2027, With a CAGR of 14.41% - New study Research Report by Market Research Future (MRFR)- Global Newswire

Sending astronauts to Mars by 2040 is 'an audacious goal' but NASA is trying anyway- Space.com

How NASA Plans to Melt the Moon—and Build on Mars- Wired

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