Meta experienced global outages affecting Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger, with over 90,000 reports on Downdetector. Services mostly resumed within an hour.

The FAA has postponed approval for increased Starship launches by SpaceX, citing the need for additional environmental and safety reviews. SpaceX has criticized the delays as overly bureaucratic.

Anna Menon read her book "Kisses from Space" to St. Jude patients and her children from the Polaris Dawn spacecraft, supporting the hospital's mission.

The Polaris Dawn mission, led by SpaceX and funded by Jared Isaacman, successfully launched from Kennedy Space Center for a five-day orbit with aims to conduct a commercial spacewalk and reach a high apogee.

Drones are being introduced in Texas law enforcement to address rapid response challenges, despite concerns over privacy and warrantless surveillance. Montgomery County and Bee Cave are testing programs that utilize drones as first responders.

The Boeing Starliner is scheduled to return to Earth from the ISS, after propulsion issues delayed its departure. The uncrewed spacecraft will undock, perform a deorbit burn, and land in New Mexico.

The Polaris Dawn mission may launch on Friday, with backup dates set for Saturday and Sunday, following delays due to a helium leak and weather. It aims to conduct the first commercial spacewalk and further test Starlink communications.

Audio feedback from an audio system was identified as the cause of a strange noise detected in the Boeing Starliner capsule, which won't affect its return to Earth.

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost 1 lunar lander is headed to JPL for environmental tests before its planned SpaceX Falcon 9 launch later this year to carry out science missions on the moon.

The Polaris Dawn mission, led by Jared Isaacman, plans to conduct the first commercial spacewalk and aims to fly higher than any other human since the Apollo missions.

NASA astronauts will return on SpaceX Crew Dragon as Boeing Starliner faces issues; NASA stresses safety in decision, and Boeing is committed to resolving technical problems.

Crew-9, with astronauts from NASA and a cosmonaut from Roscosmos, is set to launch in August for a six-month ISS mission, focusing on interdisciplinary research and personal mementos.

NASA's Johnson Space Center renamed a building to honor Dorothy Vaughan and the women of the Apollo program, reflecting on their pivotal roles in space exploration.