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SAIC to lead SDA’s T3 program and integration. Apr 23, 2025

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The US Space Development Agency (SDA) has awarded $55M to Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) for Tranche 3 (T3) Program and Integration. Northwood Space has raised $30 million in a Series A funding round to support a global ground network. The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Earth Explorer Biomass satellite has been secured on top of the Vega-C rocket ahead of liftoff on April 29, and more.

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SDA Announces Award for Tranche 3 Program and Integration

Media - Northwood Space

ESA - Biomass

Reflex Aerospace and UMBRA Announce Plans to Offer Cutting-Edge SAR Capabilities to the European Market

Star Catcher and Mission Space Partner to Revolutionize Space Weather Monitoring and Power Delivery

China to launch Shenzhou-20 crewed mission on April 24 - CGTN

China lunar chief accuses US of interfering in joint space programmes | Reuters

Boeing Reports First Quarter Results

Rare ‘smiley face’ planet alignment to light up night sky this week | The Independent

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Earth Day, from space. Apr 22, 2025

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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has completed a second satellite docking demonstration as part of the Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) mission. India plans to partner with NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) on seven experiments for the Axiom 4 mission. SpaceX launches the Bandwagon 3 mission carrying payloads for South Korea, Tomorrow Companies and Atmos Space Cargo, and more.

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Our guest today is Dan Barstow from Earthmusictheater.org

Check out the Earth Harmony Sonata for Earth Day

Selected Reading

SPADEX Mission: Successful demonstration of Second Docking and Power Transfer

ISRO-NASA-European Space Agency Partnership For Experiments On Axiom-4

Bandwagon 3

EntX and ispace Awarded Australian Government Grant to Progress Cutting-Edge Lunar Night Survival Technology

NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Images Asteroid Donaldjohanson

Lockheed Martin Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results

Iridium Announces First Quarter 2025 Results

The honeymoon is over for space investors

Earth Harmony Sonata for Earth Day

Celebrating Earth as Only NASA Can

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The African Space Agency is open for business. Apr 21, 2025

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The African Space Agency (AfSA) has officially opened its headquarters in Cairo. The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO( in partnership with the United States Space Force (USSF) Space Launch Delta 30 and SpaceX, launched the NROL-145 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base. SpaceX launched the 32nd resupply mission to the ISS, and more.

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Our guest is Parker Wishik, Communications Lead for Commercial and Civil Space at the Aerospace Corporation.

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African Space Agency Now Operational

Launches- launch-nrol-145

NASA Science, Cargo Launch on 32nd SpaceX Resupply Station Mission

Bahamas puts SpaceX rocket landings on hold pending review: report- Space

Creotech Instruments secures a 52 million euros contract with ESA for the CAMILA constellation – SatNews

ULA on LinkedIn

China Space Project Investigated by Newsweek Illegal, Chile Says

United States – Italy Joint Leaders’ Statement – The White House

ESA - ACES on its way to space

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ISS risk is an ASAP concern. Apr 19, 2025

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NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) has raised concerns with risks on the International Space Station (ISS). Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin hands over command of the ISS to JAXA astronaut Takuya Onishi ahead of his departure from the ISS. China says it has completed the rescue of two satellites after a launch failure, and more.

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Elysia Segal from NASASpaceflight.com brings us the Space Traffic Report.

Selected Reading

NASA safety panel warns of increasing risks to ISS operations - SpaceNews

Crew Swaps Command on Friday Before Soyuz Departure and Dragon Launch - NASA

Behind China's 123-day space rescue: The math that defied the odds - CGTN

Kenya Space Agency LinkedIn

Atmos Strengthens Key Industry Partnerships In Germany’s Bid For Independent Space Logistics

The Role of SpaceTech in Europe's Security Dilemma Whitepaper

Nation's First Space Weather Simulation Exercise Examines U.S. Preparedness

Science Meets Art: NASA Astronaut Don Pettit Turns the Camera on Science

ESA - Webb spots clues of black hole at heart of nearby galaxy M83

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AWS in Orbit: Automated Satellite Management. Apr 19, 2025

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You can learn more about AWS in Orbit at space.n2k.com/aws.

Our guests on this episode are Dax Garner, CTO at Cognitive Space and Ed Meletyan, AWS Sr Solutions Architect.

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AWS Aerospace and Satellite

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Space Vulnerabilities with the Aerospace Corporation. Apr 19, 2025

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James “Jim” Myers, Senior Vice President of the Civil Systems Group at the Aerospace Corporation discusses the shift in cybersecurity threats and the need for better cyber hygiene in the space industry.

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USSF’s Space Warfighting Framework. Apr 17, 2025

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The United States Space Force releases its Warfighting Framework. Northrop Grumman launches a Minotaur 4 rocket from Vandenberg for an NRO mission. L3Harris Technologies has completed a $125 million expansion at its space manufacturing facility in Indiana, and more.

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Our guest today is Joshua Western, CEO and Co-founder of Space Forge.

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Selected Reading

SPACE WARFIGHTING

Northrop Grumman launches first Minotaur 4 rocket from Vandenberg in 14 years – Spaceflight Now

L3Harris Expands Indiana Facility to Support America’s Golden Dome

NASA Sees Progress on Blue Origin’s Orbital Reef Design Development

$26 million approved by Texas Space Commission for SEARF grant awards

Glitch forces Japan's asteroid-sampling Hayabusa2 probe into protective 'safe mode' in deep space

Where to see the Lyrid meteor shower 2025. Top viewing tips- Space

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Progress in space quantum communications. Apr 16, 2025

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HRL Laboratories and Boeing have completed the construction of their joint quantum entanglement swapping satellite. Officials from the US and the Republic of Korea have held the fourth U.S.-ROK Civil Space Dialogue. Chunghwa Telecom has signed an agreement with US satellite provider Astranis to bring a dedicated microGEO satellite to Taiwan, and more.

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HRL Laboratories and Boeing Achieve Key Milestone in Quantum Entanglement Swapping Satellite Mission

Joint Statement from the Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Korea at the United States-Republic of Korea Civil Space Dialogue

Chunghwa Telecom and Astranis Sign Strategic Agreement to Launch Taiwan’s First Dedicated Satellite

China prepares to launch Shenzhou-20 crewed spaceship - CGTN

Space Systems Command and U.K. Space Command foster international collaboration with first-ever civilian exchange program space position- Space Systems Command

Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement – The White House

Decision to Move U.S. Space Command HQ to Alabama Expected Soon – SpacePolicyOnline.com

Space Force ‘Meadowlands’ jammer ready for formal testing

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Rocket Lab’s hyper for US and UK defense space. Apr 15, 2025

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Rocket Lab has been on-ramped for US and UK defense contracts to expand hypersonic technology development with its Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE). Redwire has been selected by Thales Alenia Space to provide four International Berthing and Docking Mechanism (IBDM) for ESA’s Lunar I-Hab. Lúnasa has been awarded a contract by ESA for “Deep Neural Network for Robust Satellite Model Matching”, and more.

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Our guest today is Elizabeth Kyrst, the CEO of i-space US.

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Selected Reading

Rocket Lab Onramped To Multi-Billion Dollar U.S. and U.K. Defense Contracts To Expand Hypersonic Technology Development with HASTE

Redwire Awarded Contract From Thales Alenia Space to Provide Docking System for European Habitation Module on the Gateway Lunar Space Station

Lúnasa LinkedIn

Space ISAC Announces UK Global Hub During 40th Annual Space Symposium

Outpost Awarded DAF Contract for the AFRL Rocket Cargo Vanguard Program to Advance Deployable Heat Shield Technology for Shipping Container Size Deliveries from Space

SpaceApps and Blue Abyss sign MoU for Mobile Gravity Off-loading System (MOGOS) - Space Applications

Glam in Space: Why the NS-31 Women Are More Astronaut Than Most of Us

50 years of ESA

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Blue Origin’s all-female crew launches to space. Apr 14, 2025

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Blue Origin carries the first all-female crew to the Kármán line. A leaked copy of the US Administration's 2026 budget request includes a 47% cut to NASA's science programs. NASA seeks business models that propose new approaches to solving complex Earth science problems using unconventional computing methods, and more.

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Our guest today is Patrick O'Neill, Public Affairs and Outreach Lead at the International Space Station US National Laboratory.

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Selected Reading

New Shepard Mission NS-31- Blue Origin

Advocacy Action Center- The Planetary Society

NASA Announces Call For New Computing Approaches to Earth Science

Satellogic Awarded $30 Million Contract for Its AI-First Constellation Services

India, UAE to step up defence and Coast Guard cooperation

AE Industrial Partners Mull $2 Billion York Space Sale - Bloomberg

Jonathan McDowell on Retiring From Harvard and Leaving the U.S. - The New York Times

World Quantum Day

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