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The little starship that might. Sep 06, 2024

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Starliner’s set to return. Varda space cinches their next re-entry license ahead of time. NASA and DARPA to collaborate on a servicing demo in GEO. And more.

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And Elysia Segal from NSF will be bringing us the Space Traffic Report, taking a look at the space launch news from the week that has been, and a look ahead at the week to come.

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NASA’s Boeing Starliner Mission Landing Criteria, Timeline

Varda Space Industries received FAA reentry license for upcoming second mission launching in early November.

NASA to Support DARPA Robotic Satellite Servicing Program

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket on national security mission for the NRO

Aerospacelab Opens Satellite Manufacturing Facility in the U.S.

NOAA Awards 4th Delivery Order Under Radio Occultation Data Buy II

Atomos Space Selects CisLunar Industries for Power Processing Units

NASA Selects Langley Research Center Support Contractor

To guard against cyberattacks in space, researchers ask “what if?”

Giampiero Di Paolo appointed Deputy CEO, Senior Vice President Observation, Exploration and Navigation, and CEO of Thales Alenia Space Italia.

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Ciao, Vega. Sep 05, 2024

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The last Vega rocket lifted off from the European Space Agency’s spaceport in French Guiana transporting the third Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite to orbit. China’s space agency and its counterpart in Senegal signed an agreement on the Chinese-led International Lunar Research Station (ILRS). General Dynamics Missions Systems has been awarded a $491.6 million contract by the Space Development Agency (SDA), and more.

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Our guest is New Mexico State Representative and Aerospace Lawyer, Dayan Hochman-Vigil.

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Selected Reading

ESA - Sentinel-2C joins the Copernicus family in orbit

China's lunar research station initiative welcomes new global partners - CGTN

General Dynamics Mission Systems Awarded $491.6 Million Design and Development Contract for Space Development Agency's Ground, Management and Integration Program

Viasat Awarded Potential $150 Million Blue Force Tracker (BFT) Network Services Contract by Defense Information Services Agency (DISA)

SpaceX Pulls Employees From Brazil, Discourages Travel There, as Musk Battles Court Over X - WSJ

Blue Origin droneship arrives in Port Canaveral ahead of New Glenn launch

Redwire Joins the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council to Support Greater Bilateral Collaboration in Space

ALL.SPACE Appoints Paul McCarter as Chief Executive Officer to Lead Global Expansion, Drive Innovation and Meet Growing Demand

Satellogic Welcomes Kelly Kennedy to Board of Directors | Business Wire

Man Finds Space Debris While Snorkeling On Remote Island | IFLScience

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Mapping the future. Sep 04, 2024

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Atlas Space Operations has raised $15 million in its latest growth investment round. The University of Notre Dame is leading a series of experiments onboard the International Space Station to revolutionize early cancer detection. Sierra Space has successfully completed acoustic testing on its Shooting Star cargo module at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, and more.

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Our guest today is Space Educator and Author, Mark Wagner.

You can connect with Mark on LinkedIn and read his Space Education Book, access his Space Education Curriculum for high school developed with the Space Prize Foundation and find out more about the Space Education Summit that is coming up on November 22.

Selected Reading

ATLAS Space Operations Raises $15m in Growth Investment Round Led by NewSpace Capital

Space-Based Experiments to Advance Early Cancer Detection Through Blood Tests

Sierra Space Shooting Star® Cargo Module Completes Acoustic Testing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center- Business Wire

KMI and ExoSat Announce Partnership

Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) Selected by NUVIEW to Develop Pathfinder Satellite Bus for Its Space-Based LiDAR Constellation- Business Wire

Thruster issues delay BepiColombo probe's Mercury arrival until November 2026- Space

Eutelsat and SoftBank Corp. collaborate to offer ubiquitous, low latency, secure connectivity for businesses and government agencies throughout Japan

AIAA Names Clay Mowry as Chief Executive Officer

Relativity Space has gone from printing money and rockets to doing what, exactly?- Ars Technica

Space Center Houston Calls on Student Innovators for the 2024-2025 Conrad Challenge

Viasat Introduces Enhanced LAISR Service for Crewed and Uncrewed Airborne, Maritime and Land Platforms

NASA Mission Gets Its First Snapshot of Polar Heat Emissions

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Ya can’t keep a Falcon 9 down for long. Sep 03, 2024

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The FAA declares that the SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle may return to flight operations while the overall investigation of the anomaly during the Starlink Group 8-6 mission remains open, provided all other license requirements are met. Polaris Dawn is expected to launch on Friday, September 6 from Florida. NASA says that the pulsating noise on the Starliner was the result of an audio configuration between the space station and Starliner, and more.

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Our guest today is Joanne Oliver, Director at Space Careers.UK.

You can connect with Joanne on LinkedIn and learn more about Space Careers UK on their website.

Selected Reading

SpaceX launches back-to-back Falcon 9 rockets within 65 minutes and aces 2 landings days after a failed booster touchdown (video)

Space Coast looks ahead to busy week with Starliner, Polaris Dawn, Blue Origin

https://youtu.be/g2ItLkh5K5s?feature=shared

Sea Launch Success: Evolution Space Provides Rocket As The Spaceport Company Inaugurates New Hypersonic Test Range At Sea

Redwire Completes Acquisition of Hera Systems, Expanding Company’s National Security Spacecraft Portfolio

KBR Completes LinQuest Acquisition, Expanding Digital, National Security Space and Intelligence Capabilities

T2S Solutions Acquires Flexitech Aerospace, Expanding Its Footprint into Spaceflight Product Offerings for Earth Orbit and Lunar Operations- Business Wire

Chinese scientists unveil world's first AI model for lunar exploration - CGTN

Rocket Lab Sets Launch Date for Second Dedicated Kinéis Mission to Deploy IoT Constellation- Business Wire

NASA Sets Coverage for Starliner News Conference, Return to Earth

Sidus Space Appoints Former Airbus US Space & Defense Executive Director, Lavanson (LC) Coffey III, to its Board of Directors- Business Wire

John Deere Details Early Access Program for Starlink Solution

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T-Minus Overview- International Space Education Sep 02, 2024

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Welcome to the T-Minus Overview Radio Show. In this program we’ll feature some of the conversations from our daily podcast with the people who are forging the path in the new space era, from industry leaders, technology experts and pioneers, to educators, policy makers, research organizations, and more.

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Our guests today are Sara Kelley and David Thomas.

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The Balkans Join the Space Conversation. Aug 31, 2024

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Our guest today is Analog Astronaut and International Space Alliance Founder, Martina Dimoska. Martina is creating her own path into the space industry from a non-traditional space region. She represents her home nation of North Macedonia, and the Balkan region in general, on the global stage.

You can connect with Martina on LinkedIn and learn more about the International Space Alliance on their website.

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Moon missions on the horizon. Aug 30, 2024

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NASA has selected Intuitive Machines for a fourth Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative (CLPS) delivery award. Boeing’s Starliner is set to depart the International Space Station no earlier than September 6. NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov assigned to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the ISS, and more.

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

Selected Reading

NASA Awards Intuitive Machines Lunar South Pole Research Delivery

Boeing's 1st crewed Starliner to return to Earth without astronauts on Sept. 6- Space

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Changes Ahead of September Launch

Jared Isaacman on X

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/harry-o-hanley

Valkyrie and Lonestar Data Holdings’ AI Technology Is Taking One Giant Leap to the Moon, 55 Years After Apollo 11- Business Wire

Verizon teams up with satellite service provider Skylo to launch direct-to-device messaging for customers

Air Force Issues Draft RFP for $499M SSHINE Space Tech Development Contract - GovCon Wire

NASA record holder can relate to astronauts stuck in space. He was, too- AP News

NASA Discovers a Long-Sought Global Electric Field on Earth

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NASA’s ML2 under scrutiny. Aug 29, 2024

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NASA’s Office of the Inspector General has released a scathing report on the US Space Agency’s “Management of the Mobile Launcher 2 Project". Blue Origin’s New Shepard launches six passengers to the Kármán line. The CEO of Millennium Space, Boeing's satellite manufacturing subsidiary, has quietly stepped down from the company, and is joining Firefly Aerospace as CEO, and more.

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Our guest today is David Alexander, Director of the Rice Space Institute.

You can connect with David on LinkedIn and learn more about the Rice Space Institute on their website.

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Final Report - IG-24-016 - NASA's Management of the Mobile Launcher 2 Project

https://x.com/blueorigin/status/1829134028303393185

First NASA-Supported Researcher to Fly on Suborbital Rocket

Banijay Asia Seeks “New Horizons” By Sending Indian Citizen Into Space On Television

The CEO of Boeing’s satellite maker, Millennium Space, has quietly left the company

Firefly Aerospace Names Jason Kim As New Chief Executive Officer

Air Force Selects Outpost for $33.2 Million Award to Develop Scalable Earth Return Vehicle for Hypersonic Testing and Re-Entry Missions- Business Wire

Notorious Iranian Hackers Have Been Targeting the Space Industry With a New Backdoor- WIRED

NASA Assigns Astronaut Jonny Kim to First Space Station Mission

NASA Expands Human Exploration Rover Challenge to Middle Schools

South Africa to Launch its National Astro-Tourism Strategy

Department of Defense Awards $190 Million Cooperative Agreement to Deliver National STEM Education and Outreach Programs

New lunar tech turns moon dust into drinking water

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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 experiences another mishap. Aug 28, 2024

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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 first stage booster crashes on a droneship. The FAA is requiring an investigation. Astrobotic have released a post mission report seven months after their lunar lander mission failed in its objective of reaching the moon. Lunar Outpost is joining forces with Arizona State University School of Earth and Space Exploration to form the Lunar Dawn Science Council, and more.

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Our guest today is Analog Astronaut and International Space Alliance Founder, Martina Dimoska.

You can connect with Martina on LinkedIn and learn more about the International Space Alliance on their website.

Selected Reading

https://x.com/SpaceX

Post-Mission Report

Lunar Outpost Establishes Lunar Dawn Science Council, Appoints Arizona State University School of Earth and Space Exploration to Play Critical Role- Business Wire

Spire Global Provides Update on New Contracts and Revenue Recognition Review of Certain Prior Contracts; Receives NYSE Notice Regarding Late Form 10-Q Filing

Stoke Awarded Contract to Develop Critical Space Mobility Capabilities

ICE Collaborates with Space Intelligence to Launch ICE’s Commodity Traceability Service

Thaicom and Hughes Communications India Sign Agreement for Satellite Capacity

Orbit Secures $6 Million Contract to Supply Advanced Satellite Communication Systems for Naval Military Platforms in Asia

Spaceport Cornwall Signs UK Facilities Development Agreement with Wholeship - Via Satellite

Joint Statement from the Governments of the United States of America and Japan at the United States-Japan Comprehensive Dialogue on Space

Viasat Appoints Gary Chase as Chief Financial Officer

Astronaut John McFall explains how the Paralympic Games shaped his space career (exclusive)

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Pesky helium strikes again. Aug 27, 2024

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Mynaric’s supervisory board has terminated Mustafa Veziroglu as CEO and member of the management board of Mynaric with immediate effect. Redwire has been selected to deliver radio frequency payloads for a constellation of satellites for an unnamed European defense contractor. SpaceX delays the launch of the much anticipated Polaris Dawn mission due to a helium leak, and more.

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Our guest today is Eric McManus, President of the US Space Force Association in Texas.

You can connect with Eric on LinkedIn, and learn more about the US Space Force Association on their website.

Selected Reading

Mynaric announces departure of Mustafa Veziroglu as CEO and appointment of Andreas Reif as Chief Restructuring Officer; Annual General Meeting 2024 of Mynaric will be postponed

Redwire Selected to Provide Advanced RF Payloads to a Leading European Defense Contractor, Expanding RF Offerings to Overseas Markets- Business Wire

https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/

Leidos awarded $51 million contract to enhance missile warning capabilities

Flight 2 – Static Fire Update — ABL Space Systems

Solar Panels for NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Pass Key Tests

NASA Invites Public Input on Low Earth Orbit Microgravity Strategy

NASA Seeks Input for Astrobee Free-flying Space Robots

FlyBy - XB-1 Completes Second Flight

Whisper Aero is working with NASA to bring its ultra-quiet tech to outer space | TechCrunch

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