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Is space ever on time and on budget? Aug 02, 2024

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The US Government Accountability Office releases a new report on NASA’s Gateway program. Boeing reports an additional $125 million in losses on the Starliner Program. Sierra Space is in the final testing and launch preparations phase for its Dream Chaser® spaceplane and Shooting Star® cargo module, and more.

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Artemis Programs: NASA Should Document and Communicate Plans to Address Gateway's Mass Risk- U.S. GAO

Boeing bleeds another $125M on Starliner program, bringing total losses to $1.6B- TechCrunch

NASA says it is “evaluating all options” for the safe return of Starliner crew- Ars Technica

Presentation Layer of the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS)

Sierra Space Commences Final Testing and Launch Preparations for Dream Chaser® Spaceplane at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center- Business Wire

ESA - Space propulsion-as-a-service gets a Boost!

Monitor Space Hazards new feature: Satellite Manoeuvre Support - GOV.UK

DLR und POLARIS unterzeichnen Kooperationsvereinbarung zu Raumfahrzeugen und Hyperschallflugzeugen

Ursa Major Appoints Dan Jablonsky as CEO

NASA Shares its SpaceX Crew-10 Assignments for Space Station Mission

Moog Inc. Reports Strong Third Quarter 2024 Results with Further Margin Expansion- Business Wire

Boryung Hosts 2024 Humans In Space Roadshow in Las Vegas

SPACE PROTECTOR by Astroscale

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VAST shares deets on Haven-1 lab. Aug 01, 2024

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VAST have unveiled their plans for the Haven-1 Lab, scheduled to be the world’s first microgravity research, development, and manufacturing platform on a commercial space station. Viasat has announced a new partnership with Orbit Communications Systems for the engineering and supply of advanced satellite communication Multi-Purpose Terminals for airborne platforms. Booz Allen Hamilton has announced the successful deployment and operation of a generative AI large language model (LLM), in space using Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s Spaceborne Computer-2 onboard the International Space Station, and more.

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Our guest today is Brian Miske, Principal at KPMG.

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Vast Announces the Haven-1 Lab, the First Commercial Microgravity Research, Manufacturing, and Development Platform- Business Wire

Orbit and Viasat To Collaborate On Next-Generation Airborne Satellite Communication Systems

Booz Allen Deploys the Power of Generative AI in Space- Business Wire

CACI Awarded $450M Contract to Provide Support to US Space Command's JNWC

Northrop Grumman Completes Preliminary Design Review for the Latest Generation of Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Data Transport Satellites

Rivada Space Networks Expands U.S. Team

Orbex Announces New Collaboration with Altair to Supply Crucial Software for Testing

Arianespace To Launch Europe’s Copernicus Earth Observation Program Sentinel-2c Satellite On September 3

Announced First Privately-Funded Arab Lunar Mission - SpaceWatch.Global

Umbra Offers The World's Most Capable SAR Satellites To Customers

Virginia Tech researcher explores collision avoidance with space debris

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Aerospace giants struggle with space. Jul 31, 2024

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Boeing has reported second quarter financial results, as the Starliner makes progress on propulsion testing. Astroscale Japan’s Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J), has completed two controlled fly-around operations of space debris. NordSpace is investing $5M towards the development of the first phase of Spaceport Canada, and more.

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Our guest today is Michelle Lucas, CEO of Higher Orbits.

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Selected Reading

Boeing Reports Second Quarter Results

Boeing Board Names Kelly Ortberg President and CEO

NASA, Boeing Complete Second Docked Starliner Hot Fire Test

Airbus quarterly profit falls on industrial costs and space charge- Reuters

Yahsat reports robust first half results for 2024 - Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PJSC (Yahsat)

Astroscale’s ADRAS-J Continues to Make History: Successfully Demonstrates Fly-Around Observations of Space Debris

NordSpace Announces New Spaceport Canada and $5M Investment, Adding to End-to-End Space Launch System for Canada

SES Space & Defense Awarded U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command Contract to Support Airborne Operations- Business Wire

Overview for NASA’s Northrop Grumman 21st Commercial Resupply Mission

Cancer Research in Space for Life on Earth: Five Projects Selected Through ISS National Lab Solicitation in Partnership With NASA

Via Satellite Rising Stars of 2024

NASA’s DART Mission Sheds New Light on Target Binary Asteroid System

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Take a bow Atlas V. Jul 30, 2024

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The United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V carried out its final National Security Space Launch (NSSL). SpaceX is reportedly in talks with US and Australian officials to land and recover one of its Starship rockets off Australia's coast. Redwire plans to culture bioprinted vascularized liver tissue constructs on the ISS to determine if liver cells bioprinted on Earth can properly form functioning blood vessels in microgravity, and more.

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Our guest today is Caroline Schumacher, CEO of the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF).

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Selected Reading

Atlas V rocket launches final national security mission- Space

Exclusive: SpaceX in talks to land and recover Starship rocket off Australia's coast- Reuters

Boeing Wins Space Mission Contracts Owing To Its 'Armies Of Lobbyists,' Says SpaceX CEO Elon Musk Amid Starliner Return Delay

Redwire to Test 3D Bioprinted Liver Tissue in Space, Reinforcing the Company’s Focus on Transforming the Future of Organ Transplantation on Earth- Business Wire

A wearable device to track, analyse and predict astronaut health - iLAuNCH

Equatorial Space secures pre-Series A round led by Farquhar VC with participation by Paspalis

Delivery of MIRA II and MIRA III airframe structures

Viasat Introduces Wearable Secure Wireless Hub for Advanced Network and Edge Communications

NASA, JAXA Bounce Laser Beam Between Moon’s Surface and Lunar Orbit

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India’s human spaceflight endeavors. Jul 29, 2024

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India’s Minister of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences says that an ISRO astronaut will be going to the International space station some time “after August”. US lawmakers fail to pass FY2025 appropriations bills affecting NASA, NOAA and the FAA. Rocket Lab has completed integration and testing of two spacecraft destined for Mars orbit, and more.

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Our guest today is Mike Cassidy, CEO of D-Orbit USA.

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Selected Reading

65 Years Ago: The National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 Creates NASA

One Gaganyatri Will Travel To ISS After August, Says Space Minister

Space Budget 2024: Government announces Rs 1000 crore to boost space technology - Times of India

What’s Happening in Space Policy July 28-August 3, 2024

Rocket Lab Completes Integration and Testing of Twin Spacecraft for NASA Mars Mission- Business Wire

Redwire Signs MOU with Consolidated Safety Services, Inc. to Support International Space Station Services Contract- Business Wire

CesiumAstro to Power Lunar Navigation With NASA Contract for LunaNet Technology- Business Wire

SpaceX completes 300th booster reflight during first of planned back-to-back Falcon 9 launches

Press Release and Press Coverage- First Street

International Space Station Research And Development Conference Kicks Off Monday In Boston

NASA astronauts hold their own Summer Olympics in space (video)

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Chandra and space junk with Jonathan McDowell. Jul 27, 2024

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Our guest today is Astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell. In his day job, Jonathan is an astronomer at the Center for Astrophysics, Harvard and Smithsonian working on the Chandra X ray Observatory Space Telescope, but it’s his out of hours work that attracts the most attention. Jonathan has become the leading voice in the US for chronicling the history of the space program and keeping track of space debris.

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Falcon 9 is back in business. Jul 26, 2024

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SpaceX has submitted its mishap report to the Federal Aviation Administration regarding Falcon 9’s launch anomaly on July 11, and the company’s investigation team, with oversight from the FAA, was able to identify the most probable cause of the mishap and associated corrective actions to ensure the success of future missions. NASA’s Perseverance Rover captures images of rocks on Mars that indicate that the red planet may have hosted microbial life billions of years ago, and more.

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Our guest today is Kirsten Whittingham, President of Max Space.

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SpaceX - Updates

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Scientists Find Intriguing Mars Rock

Akima Secures $480 Million Contract to Strengthen U.S. Space Force's Satellite Operations

L3Harris Technologies Reports Strong Second Quarter 2024 Results, Increases 2024 Guidance- Business Wire

Terran Orbital’s New 94,000 Square Foot Space Vehicle Assembly Facility in Irvine, CA Receives Certificate of Occupancy- Business Wire

Spending watchdog questions UK investment in European Space Agency

UAE wins bid to host global space research conference- The National

A boom in space-based intelligence is coming. Can ground networks keep up? - Defense One

NASA Selects Marshall Logistics Support Services II Contractor

https://mitchellaerospacepower.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Small-Satellites-Answering-the-Call-for-Space-Superiority-FINAL.pdf

Astronomers discover technique to spot AI fakes using galaxy-measurement tools- Ars Technica

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Another stay extension for Starliner. Jul 25, 2024

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NASA and Boeing are continuing testing on the Starliner and have said that the capsule may remain on the ISS until September. NASA’s Glenn Research Center streamed 4K video footage from an aircraft to the International Space Station and back for the first time using laser communications. Sierra Space passes a seventh key validation test, and second full-scale structural test of its expandable space station technology, and more.

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Our guest today is James Parker, Cofounder of Leonid Capital Partners.

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UPDATE: NASA, Boeing to Stream Flight Test Mission Briefing on NASA+

NASA Streams First 4K Video from Aircraft to Space Station, Back

NASA Sponsors New Research on Orbital Debris, Lunar Sustainability

Sierra Space Heralds Giant Leap in Microgravity Research and Manufacturing with Historic Test of Expandable Space Station Technology

Ursa Major: New R&D Center In Ohio To Accelerate Vital National Security Propulsion Technology

AST SpaceMobile Announces First Five Commercial Satellites Completed Final Assembly and Ready for Shipment the First Week of August- Business Wire

ispace-EUROPE announces Completion of First European Designed, Manufactured, and Assembled Lunar Micro Rover- Business Wire

Honeywell Delivers Strong Second Quarter Results And Beats Earnings Guidance; Updates 2024 Outlook

Rocket Lab Sets Launch Date for 51st Electron Mission, Prepares to Deploy Latest Satellites in Multi-Launch Contract for Synspective- Business Wire

Magellan Aerospace Partners With Aequs to Explore Setting up India Based Engine MRO Business New partnerships announced to bolster Scotland’s Space Sector

USPACE Technology Group Rolls out 6 Highly Globally Competitive Commercial Optical Satellites Marking a New Milestone in Satellite Mass Production and Commercialization

SpaceX Starlink satellites made 50000 collision-avoidance maneuvers in the past 6 months. What does that mean for space safety?

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ESA makes way for the first parastronaut. Jul 24, 2024

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The European Space Agency and the UK Space Agency plan to grow the workforce to 200 people at the European Centre for Space Applications and Telecommunications (ECSAT) by 2030. British paralympian John Mcfall has been cleared to go into space after a two-year feasibility study. Space-based energy generation company Star Catcher has closed its $12.25M seed round, and more.

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Plans unveiled for stronger European Space Agency presence in UK and space skills training - GOV.UK

Disabled British astronaut John McFall cleared to travel into space

UK Space Agency awards ten technologies to purify water frozen in Moon’s soil - GOV.UK

Star Catcher Closes $12.25M Seed Round to Transform Space Operations With World's First Space-Based Energy Grid

KBR Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2024 Financial Results

RTX's Raytheon partners with AVIO to build a more resilient U.S. Defense Industrial Base for solid rocket motor production

Collins Aerospace relocating Singapore plant to new $250M manufacturing facility in Seletar Aerospace Park, Singapore

ISRO conducts flight experiment of Air Breathing Propulsion System

Morpheus Space Launches New "Reloaded" Factory in Dresden, Germany, significantly increasing availability of the GO-2 Electric Propulsion Systems

Blue Origin Announces Crew for New Shepard’s 26th Mission

SpiderOak and Axiom Space Demonstrate New Rust Enabled OrbitSecure Platform on International Space Station

SES Space & Defense Awarded U.S. Army’s SATCOM as a Managed Service Pilot Contract- Business Wire

Dr. Angel Smith Appointed as Executive Director of SmallSat Alliance

Astronomers are scrambling to save the world's most powerful X-ray space telescope

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Another big pay day for ULA and SpaceX. Jul 23, 2024

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SpaceX and the United Launch Alliance have secured $1.76 billion in contract modifications from the US Space Force to provide launch services under the second phase of the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program. NASA has selected SpaceX to provide launch services for NOAA's Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) 4 mission. Axiom Space selects British astronaut Tim Peake to join their team as a strategic advisor, and more.

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Our guest today is Former NASA Astronaut, Colonel Eileen Collins.

You can connect with Colonel Collins on LinkedIn and you’ll find her book “Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars: The Story of the First American Woman to Command a Space Mission” in all good retail stores.

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ULA, SpaceX Book $1.8B in Space Force Contract Modifications Under NSSL Phase 2 Contract - GovCon Wire

NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for NOAA's JPSS-4 Mission

Axiom Space Welcomes British Astronaut Tim Peake to its Astronaut Corps

InCubed2 - innovation in public services with satellite Earth observation - GOV.UK

BiologIC Technologies wins share of £65m fund for space medicine

Sweden Exploring Gripen Responsive Space Launch Capability- Aviation Week Network

Chinese scientists discover water molecules in Chang'e-5 lunar sample - CGTN

Lockheed Martin Reports Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results

Iridium Announces Second-Quarter 2024 Results

Fire on the launch pad destroyed ABL Space rocket

Facilitating Intelligent Conversations About Artificial Intelligence- Space Systems Command

New dawn for space storm alerts could help shield Earth's tech- The Royal Astronomical Society

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