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NASA awarded a 3 year, $15 million dollar SBIR phase 3 contract to Starfish Space to complete a Small Spacecraft Propulsion Inspection Capability mission (SSPICY). Slingshot Aerospace, ExoAnalytic Solutions, and COMSPOC have been selected to participate in the Office of Space Commerce’s Improved Satellite Owner/Operator Ephemeris Pathfinder. Rocket Lab has completed testing and integration of its second Pioneer spacecraft for Varda Space Industries, and more.
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Our guest today is Jason Roberson, Industry Value Expert, Aerospace & Defense at Dassault Systèmes.
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Selected Reading
Getting SSPICY: NASA Funds Orbital Debris Inspection Mission (NASA)
Office of Space Commerce Announces Commercial Partners for New TraCSS Pathfinder Project (NOAA)
Rocket Lab Completes Second Spacecraft for Varda Space Industries, Advancing In-Space Manufacturing (Business Wire)
Voyager Space Successfully Executes Bishop Airlock Operations in Starlab Preparation Mission (PR Newswire)
BlackSky Wins U.S. Navy Research Contract for Gen-3 Advanced Optical Intersatellite Links (Business Wire)
GITAI Expands Headquarters Office in LA (PR Newswire)
Starfighters Space Expands To Midland With Support From Midland Development Corporation (Midland Development Corporation)
China aerospace startup sets for rocket vertical recovery missions (CGTN)
ESA Astronaut Reserve starts training in October (ESA)
Space startup seeks to solve solar power's daylight problem (Axios)
Longshot Space closes over $5M in new funding to build space gun in the desert (Tech Crunch)
Arctic Sea Ice Near Historic Low; Antarctic Ice Continues Decline - NASA
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