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Accelerating the use of space for life on Earth. Apr 19, 2024

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The European Space Agency and the European Union have signed an agreement to accelerate the use of space to improve life here on Earth. ESA has unveiled a high-grade full-scale Mock-up of the Lunar I-Hab which will be the Gateway International Habitation Module. The UK Space Agency has announced an £8m Space Portfolio within the UK Innovation and Science Seed Fund, which is managed by Future Planet Capital, and more.

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Our guests today are Kier Fortier, Managing Director at Exolaunch USA and Exolaunch’s Chief Technology Officer Robert Sproles.

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ESA and the EU agree to accelerate the use of space

Lunar I-Hab: Gateway International Habitation Module

UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund

Rapid rise of China's commercial space industry expected to continue - CGTN

Federal Register :: Launch of a Reentry Vehicle as a Payload That Requires a Reentry Authorization To Return to Earth

NASA’s Near Space Network Enables PACE Climate Mission to ‘Phone Home’

Rocket Lab Announces Board Change- Business Wire

The race to fix space-weather forecasting before next big solar storm hits

'Astrobiodefense:' Thinktank calls for defending Earth from space bugs

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Space threats 2024. Apr 18, 2024

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The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) released their 2024 Space Threat Assessment Report highlighting the proliferation of counterspace capabilities worldwide, particularly among major powers like China and Russia. MDA Space has been awarded a $250 million contract extension from the Canadian Space Agency to continue supporting robotics operations on the International Space Station from 2025 to 2030. UK launch company Orbex has received £16.7m in a series C funding round, and more.

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Our guests today are Praveen Kurian and Joe Poist from SAIC.

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Selected Reading

Space Threat Assessment 2024

Nasa chief warns China is masking military presence in space with civilian programs

Member Roundtable: The Space Race Returns

MDA Space Awarded $250m Contract Extension To Support Robotics Operations On The International Space Station

Iridium Announces First-Quarter 2024 Results

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Orbex Secures £16.7m Investment for Rocket ‘Ramp Up’ Period

D-Orbit Announces In-Orbit Edge Computing Collaboration with SkyServe STORM

BlueHalo Completes USSF SCAR Program Milestone at Space Symposium

Momentus and Ascent Solar Technologies Partner to Bring to Market Leading-Edge Solar Arrays- Business Wire

TRANSFORMERS ONE Trailer Launch in Space

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Happy Birthday, T-Minus. Apr 17, 2024

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Earth Observation company ICEYE announces an oversubscribed $93M growth funding round. The US Department of Defense has announced an award of $14.4 million to 5N+ Semiconductors to sustain and expand the capability to produce germanium substrates used in solar cells for defense and commercial satellites. NASA is asking the American aerospace community for feedback on nearly 190 national space technology needs or shortfalls it has identified for future space exploration and science endeavors, and more.

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Our guest today is Troy Morris, Co-founder and CEO at Kall Morris Inc.

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Selected Reading

ICEYE Raises Oversubscribed Growth Funding Round to Expand Global SAR Leadership

Seraphim Space Q1 Index

DOD Awards $14.4 Million to Sustain and Enhance the Space-Qualified Solar Cell Supply Chain

NASA Space Tech Priorities

NASA Selects New Crew for Next Simulated Mars Journey

NASA Leadership to Visit Mexico, Strengthen Cooperation

China prepares to launch Shenzhou-18 crewed spaceship - CGTN

ABS “Agility Beyond Space” announces Appointment of Mark Rigolle as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Dead satellites are filling space with trash. That could affect Earth’s magnetic field | Sierra Solter | The Guardian

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Team Says Goodbye … for Now

Space Experts Debate How To De-Escalate Russian Threats Of Orbital War

ESA - Sleeping giant surprises Gaia scientists

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Navigating the cosmos' clutter. Apr 16, 2024

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NASA has confirmed that the chunk of metal that crashed through a house in Florida, was part of equipment discarded from the International Space Station. NASA is seeking new ideas to keep its Mars Sample Return program afloat. Defense and Aerospace company L3Harris laid off workers in what the company is calling a cost-cutting move, and more.

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Our guest today is Lee Steinke, Chief Operating Officer at Cislunar Industries.

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Selected Reading

NASA confirms mystery object that crashed through roof of Florida home came from space station

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NASA Sets Path to Return Mars Samples, Seeks Innovative Designs

L3Harris layoffs 2024: What to know, why they're happening

Starliner Rollout Preparations Continue

Comtech Partners with Eutelsat OneWeb to Deliver LEO Connectivity Services to Antarctica

IntelBroker Claims Space-Eyes Breach, Targeting US National Security Data

Advancing ‘Ahead of Ready’ with Next Generation Interceptor- Lockheed Martin

The Pixel 9 reportedly gears up for satellite SOS support- Ars Technica

NASA’s New Hubble E-Book Spotlights Universe’s Best-Kept Dark Secrets

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China’s SuperView. Apr 15, 2024

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China launches a Long March-2D vehicle carrying the SuperView Neo 3-01 remote sensing satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. Test satellites Tiandu-1 and Tiandu-2, have successfully carried out experiments demonstrating their Earth-Moon transmission and routing. Japan’s Interstellar Technologies has signed a Framework Agreement for Launch Services with Italian space logistics company D-Orbit, and more.

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Our guest today is Dr. Craig Brown, Director of Investment at the UK Space Agency.

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Selected Reading

Long March-2D launches SuperView Neo 3-01

China's Tiandu satellites take Earth-Moon transmissions, routing tests - CGTN

Interstellar and D-Orbit to Enter a Framework Agreement for Launch Services – Achieves Milestone in Asian Space Transport

Aerospacelab Successfully Acquires AMOS

Open Cosmos Contract

NASA Welcomes Switzerland as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory

Contracts For April 4, 2024

Satellogic Announces $30 Million Strategic Investment from Tether Investments Limited

NASA budget woes could doom $2 billion Chandra space telescope - The Washington Post

National Guard Chief Makes Case for Space Guard: 'Would Work Exactly Like It is Right Now'

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Putting the A in STEAM with Astronaut Nicole Stott. Apr 13, 2024

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Retired NASA Astronaut Nicole Stott shares how her time in space has influenced her life as a crewmate on spaceship Earth. Nicole founded the Space For Art Foundation with an aim to unite a planetary community of children through the awe and wonder of space exploration and the healing power of art. She shares her passion for art as a tool to inspire future generations of space explorers.

You can connect with Nicole on LinkedIn and learn more Space For Art on their website.

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AWS in Orbit: Extending the resilient edge to space. Apr 12, 2024

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Rocket Lab and True Anomaly have been selected by Space System’s Command to support the VICTUS HAZE Tactically Responsive Space Mission (TacRS). SpaceX launched its second national security mission of the year, carrying a mission for the US Space Force called USSF-62 on a Falcon 9 rocket. Russia launched its Angara A5 rocket from the Vostochny Cosmodrome, and more.

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Our guests today are Clint Crosier, Director at AWS Aerospace and Satellite, and Jim Tran, Vice President of Government Solutions at Iridium.

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Selected Reading

Rocket Lab Selected by Space Systems Command to Build and Launch Spacecraft for Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) Mission- Business Wire

True Anomaly Selected for $30M Space Systems Command Contract in Support of VICTUS HAZE Tactically Responsive Space Mission

SpaceX launches advanced weather satellite for US Space Force (video)

FACT SHEET: Vice President Kamala Harris Launches Call to Action to Bring the Benefits of Space to Communities Across America- The White House

U.S. government plans review of space technology export controls - SpaceNews

Russia’s Angara A5 rocket blasts off into space after two aborted launches

ESA - Juice’s first year in space: “it’s real now”

Australia's first locally-made orbital rocket goes vertical for the first time - ABC News

UK and Canada enhance cooperation in space - GOV.UK

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AWS in Orbit: Building a resilient outernet. Apr 11, 2024

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A Japanese national will be the first non-American to land on the moon in an Artemis mission. The European Space Agency contracts Thales Alenia Space for the ExoMars 2028 mission. The US Space Force announces a new commercial space strategy, and more.

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Our guests today are Salem El Nimri, Chief of Space Technology at AWS Aerospace and Satellite, and Declan Ganley, Chairman and CEO at Rivada Space Networks.

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US, Japan strike deals on defense, space at leaders' summit- Reuters

NASA, Japan Advance Space Cooperation, Sign Agreement for Lunar Rover

The search for life on Mars goes on with ExoMars 2028- Thales Alenia Space

USSF_Commercial_Space_Strategy

Exolaunch Signs with HawkEye 360 to Provide Launch and Deployment Services for Multiple Satellite Missions- Business Wire

Capella Space Joins Space ISAC as Founding Member

Sidus Space Announces Second Agreement with HEO for Non-Earth Imaging Payload and Data Services Aboard Upcoming Lizzie-Sat Launch- Business Wire

RTX provides Blue Canyon satellite to help solve a crucial climate challenge

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AWS in Orbit: Generative AI and Space Resiliency. Apr 10, 2024

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The United Launch Alliance’s Delta IV rocket carries an NRO satellite to orbit for its final flight. NASA unveils their Space Sustainability Strategy. Astrobotic has announced that it is working on a project to bring 3D printing to the Moon, and more.

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Our guests are Kathy O'Donnell, Senior Manager, AWS Space Specialist Solutions Architecture, and Derek McCoy, Head of Channel, Enterprise, & Public Sector at Rescale.

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Selected Reading

Ending an era, final Delta 4 Heavy boosts classified spy satellite into orbit - CBS News

NASA’s Space Sustainability Strategy

Next Step Toward the Moon: LZH and TU Berlin partner with Astrobotic

Vast’s Haven-1 to be World’s First Commercial Space Station Connected by SpaceX Starlink

Firefly Aerospace Announces Agreement with Klepsydra Technologies to Demonstrate Edge Computing in Space

Aegis Aerospace Closes Strategic Acquisition

Russia aborts planned test launch of new heavy-lift space rocket

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AWS in Orbit: Space Data and Resiliency. Apr 09, 2024

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Rocket Lab has been awarded a $14.49 million task order by the US Space Force to launch a dedicated Electron mission for the military branch. Ursa Major has signed a contract with the Naval Energetics Systems and Technologies Program (NEST) to develop and hot fire test a prototype solid rocket motor for the US Navy's Standard Missile program. The US Space Command and the Swedish Air Force signed a Space Situational Awareness sharing agreement, and more.

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Our guests today are Jeff Kratz, Vice President of AWS Worldwide Public Sector Sales, Tim Sylvester, Field CTO at Effectual, and Jerry Meleski, SVP of Product and Technology at HawkEye 360.

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Selected Reading

U.S. Space Force Awards Rocket Lab Launch Contract for Space Test Program (STP)-S30- Business Wire

Ursa Major Signs Contract With U.S. Navy For Next Gen Solid Rocket Motors For Standard Missile

USSPACECOM and Sweden sign a Space Situational Awareness sharing agreement

Spacefarer & CubeRover Joint Lunar Rover Demonstration on Griffin-1 | Astrobotic

Japanese Astronaut Koichi Wakata Joins Axiom Space

Stoke Space Names Retired U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. John E. Shaw to Board of Directors, Paul Croci as Chief Financial Officer

Voyager Space Names Neeraj Gupta Chief Strategy Officer

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