SpaceX flies 13th Starship test, deploys 20 V3 Starlink satellites
What's new: The upper stage reached a soft Indian Ocean splashdown, but the booster made a hard landing after engine relight problems.
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Pentagon posts 40 more UFO files, including 19 videos
What's new: The release includes records from NASA, the CIA, FBI and Energy Department, with one file describing a 2015 Pantex nuclear-site lockdown.
Wally Funk, pilot who finally reached space at 82, dies at 87
What's new: The Mercury 13 trailblazer died Wednesday in Grapevine, Texas, after recent falls and a leg infection.
The New York Times, The Hill
SpaceX IPO opens Friday with options set to start trading June 16
What's new: Traders expect unusually wide early options markets as investors lack a clear hedge for the space company.
Bloomberg, BBC News (World) +5
NASA picks 4 astronauts for 2027 Artemis III docking test
What's next: The crew will rehearse moon-lander docking in Earth orbit before NASA targets a lunar landing on Artemis IV in 2028.
Bloomberg, The New York Times +3
ISS crew sheltered in SpaceX capsule after new air leak alert
What's new: NASA lifted the precautionary shelter order about two hours later as Russian cosmonauts inspected and sealed leak sites.
The Straits Times, PBS NewsHour +1
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes during Florida test
Blue Origin said all personnel were safe after its New Glenn rocket exploded during a hotfire test at Cape Canaveral in Florida.
BBC News (US & Canada), PBS NewsHour