NASA's planned move of 7,500 contractor positions into civil service raises questions about expertise, accountability and taxpayer value. The episode also covers an EU space-security decision, progress on the Themis demonstrator and Dawn Aerospace's planned German expansion.

• EU deepens collective space security with mutual defense pact — Breaking Defense
• ArianeGroup Completes Second Themis Wet Dress Rehearsal — European Spaceflight
• Dawn Aerospace Expands into Germany Amid Growing Space Defense Investment — SpaceWatch.GLOBAL
• Why is NASA bringing 7,500 contractors back to work as civil servants? — Ars Technica

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Kratos announced multiple contracts worth more than $100 million combined for space-intelligence and cyber prototype work, while the public details leave key questions about the awards' structure. The episode also covers Open Cosmos' constellation target, the Army's enlisted space specialty, York's GEO mission integration and this week's launch plans.

• Open Cosmos Targets 192 Satellites for ConnectedCosmos LEO Constellation — Via Satellite
• Kratos Reports More Than $100M in Contracts for Space Intelligence Data — Via Satellite

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• SpaceX (SPCX) Faces FAA Review On 76 Cape Canaveral Starship Launches — finance.yahoo.com
• ESA, CAS release first images from SMILE; officially begin science operations — NASASpaceFlight.com
• Airbus and OHB to Lead ESA Studies on Future European Orbital Outpost as ISS Era Nears End — SpaceWatch.GLOBAL
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