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It needs a software strategy, too. appeared first on SpaceNews.","published_at":"2026-04-06T13:00:00Z","updated_at":"2026-04-06T13:01:34.324021Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":37303,"title":"Seagate Space Signs MOU with Firefly Aerospace to Collaborate on Offshore Launch Infrastructure for Alpha","authors":[{"name":"Seagate Space","socials":null}],"url":"https://spacenews.com/seagate-space-signs-mou-with-firefly-aerospace-to-collaborate-on-offshore-launch-infrastructure-for-alpha/","image_url":"https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/seagate.png?fit=976%2C972&ssl=1","news_site":"SpaceNews","summary":"\nSt. Petersburg, FL — April 6, 2026 — Seagate Space Corporation announced today a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Firefly Aerospace to collaborate on the development of an offshore launch platform […]\nThe post Seagate Space Signs MOU with Firefly Aerospace to Collaborate on Offshore Launch Infrastructure for Alpha appeared first on SpaceNews.","published_at":"2026-04-06T12:15:00Z","updated_at":"2026-04-06T12:20:20.262828Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":37302,"title":"Today’s the Day! Artemis II Crew Ready for Lunar Flyby","authors":[{"name":"Marcia Smith","socials":null}],"url":"https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/todays-the-day-artemis-ii-crew-ready-for-lunar-flyby/","image_url":"https://spacepolicyonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Artemis-II-trajectory-2023-300x166.png","news_site":"SpacePolicyOnline.com","summary":"Today four astronauts will fly around the Moon for the first time since 1972. The crew of Artemis II is closing in on the Moon and around lunchtime will surpass […]","published_at":"2026-04-06T12:01:50Z","updated_at":"2026-04-07T05:38:44.473068Z","featured":false,"launches":[{"launch_id":"41699701-2ef4-4b0c-ac9d-6757820cde87","provider":"Launch Library 2"}],"events":[{"event_id":1408,"provider":"Launch Library 2"}]},{"id":37299,"title":"Military space programs confront hidden supply constraints","authors":[{"name":"Sandra Erwin","socials":null}],"url":"https://spacenews.com/military-space-confronts-hidden-supplier-constraints/","image_url":"https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/T-0_Pics-4-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1","news_site":"SpaceNews","summary":"\nIndustry report warns components – from optical links to valves – may become chokepoints\nThe post Military space programs confront hidden supply constraints appeared first on SpaceNews.","published_at":"2026-04-06T11:30:00Z","updated_at":"2026-04-06T11:30:28.192881Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":37300,"title":"Artemis 2 ready to fly around the moon","authors":[{"name":"Jeff Foust","socials":{"x":"https://x.com/jeff_foust","youtube":"","instagram":"","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jefffoust","mastodon":"https://mastodon.social/@jfoust","bluesky":"https://bsky.app/profile/jfoust.bsky.social"}}],"url":"https://spacenews.com/artemis-2-ready-to-fly-around-the-moon/","image_url":"https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/art2-moonwindow.jpeg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1","news_site":"SpaceNews","summary":"The Artemis 2 mission will swing around the moon April 6, setting a distance record as astronauts study part of the lunar farside.\r\nThe post Artemis 2 ready to fly around the moon appeared first on SpaceNews.","published_at":"2026-04-06T11:21:26Z","updated_at":"2026-04-07T05:38:38.503998Z","featured":false,"launches":[{"launch_id":"41699701-2ef4-4b0c-ac9d-6757820cde87","provider":"Launch Library 2"}],"events":[{"event_id":1408,"provider":"Launch Library 2"}]},{"id":37301,"title":"Avio Delays SMILE Launch After Component Production Issue Identified","authors":[{"name":"European Spaceflight","socials":null}],"url":"https://europeanspaceflight.com/avio-delays-smile-launch-after-component-production-issue-identified/","image_url":"https://europeanspaceflight.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Avio-Delays-SMILE-Launch-After-Component-Production-Issue-Identified.webp","news_site":"European Spaceflight","summary":"The Italian launch services provider Avio has postponed the launch of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) SMILE mission aboard a Vega C rocket after an issue was identified on the production line of a subsystem component. 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