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GAO recommends changes to FAA mishap investigations. Dec 11, 2023

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The Government Accountability Office is looking into the Federal Aviation Administration’s mishap investigation process. The Space Development Agency says that they have put some projects on hold due to the ongoing continuing resolution, which pauses spending at fiscal 2023 levels. Egypt signs on with China for their planned International Lunar Research Station, and more.

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Commercial Space Transportation: FAA Should Improve Its Mishap Investigation Process- U.S. GAO

Budget standoff ‘a big deal’ for Space Development Agency

Space Development Agency Providing Capability to Warfighters

More Nations Meet to Address Space Security

Space Force Activates New Component for Europe and Africa

China’s lunar base: major African nation joins Beijing’s international moon project

Chinese commercial reusable rocket successfully conducts second flight - CGTN

NASA Signs Memorandum of Agreement for Space Weather

United Launch Alliance Vulcan VC2S Rocket Conducts Wet Dress Rehearsal at Cape Canaveral Ahead of Christmas Eve Launch - Space Coast Daily

SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launch of secretive X-37B space plane delayed to Dec. 11

Don't trash the International Space Station (Opinion)

Draft: A Charter For A Circular Space Economy

Why 2024 Will Be an Epic Year in Spaceflight

Colliding space junk makes 'noise' that could be heard from Earth

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AWS in Orbit: Monitoring critical road infrastructure at scale with Alteia and the World Bank. Dec 09, 2023

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

Baptiste Tripard is the Chief Marketing Officer at Alteia. Aiga Stokenberga is the Senior Transport Economist at the World Bank.

We explore how Alteia and the World Bank are leveraging AWS's cloud, AI, and space capabilities to monitor critical road networks at scale to support large scale infrastructure investments. From road networks to bridges, they share real-world applications that are making a difference in emerging economies.

AWS in Orbit is a podcast collaboration between N2K and AWS to offer listeners an in-depth look at the transformative intersection of cloud computing, space technologies, and generative AI. You can learn more about AWS in Orbit at space.n2k.com/aws.

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AWS Aerospace and Satellite

AWS re:Invent

Alteia and the World Bank assess and enhance road infrastructure data quality at scale using AWS

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India is all in on the moon. Dec 08, 2023

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India shares an ambitious 2047 roadmap for lunar missions and moon tourism, the strategic Dish-EchoStar merger gets greenlit by the FCC, Rocket Lab lands a launch for South Korea's NeonSat-1, ESA ventures into developing a high-thrust rocket engine. And we sat down with Somaya Aswadi, a member of the Afghan Girls Robotics Team, to hear her story.

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Our guest today is Somaya Aswadi.

Somaya is a member of the Afghan Girls Robotics Team and a student at Stony Brook University. The Afghan Girls Robotics Team is the subject of the documentary Afghan Dreamers about their formation as an international competitive robotics team in defiance of the Taliban’s religious edicts against education for girls.

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Exclusive: India's first space station unit can be up in just 5 years; 2047 roadmap has multiple lunar missions, Moon tourism on cards- MSN

FCC nod puts Dish-EchoStar merger on home stretch- SpaceNews

Rocket Lab Signs Deal to Launch South Korean Satellite- Business Wire

Investing in Space: Why Amazon bought rocket launches from rival SpaceX- CNBC

NOAA's older Earth-watching satellites get new 'extended life'- Space

ESA Wants to Develop a "Very High Thrust" Rocket Engine- European Spaceflight

Penn awarded $2 million grant from NASA to fund research on lunar robots- The Daily Pennsylvanian

Toughest material ever is an alloy of chromium, cobalt and nickel- New Scientist

Space Development Agency, Army cooperating on alternates to GPS sat signals- Breaking Defense

When Waters Rise, Satellites Now Lag- IEEE Spectrum

Nasa hands over control as new era of moon missions readies for lift-off- The Guardian

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It’s a matter of a ’mater on the ISS. Dec 07, 2023

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SpaceX's staggering $175 billion valuation, China's space power ambitions, the curious case of a lost tomato on the ISS, Davis Cook on space development across the African continent, and more!

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Our guest today is Davis Cook, CEO of Research Institute for Innovation and Sustainability, discussing the history of space development across the African continent and its economic ramifications.

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Selected Reading

SpaceX's Tender Offer Values Startup at $175 Billion or More- Bloomberg

China space authorities name Elon Musk’s SpaceX an ‘unprecedented challenge’- SCMP

Blue Origin Unveils Versatile Spacecraft Platform, Blue Ring- TS2

Cosmic Girl has a facelift and is given a new name

NorthStar Earth & Space closes CA$20 million Series D financing round to launch the world’s first space based SSA commercial service- Press Release

Aussie company Quasar joins the global satellite space race- AFR

Thales Alenia Space signs a multi-satellite contract with PT Len Industri- SatNews

OurSky lands $9.5M seed to build out developer platform for space data- TechCrunch

NRO Awards Commercial Electro-Optical Capabilities Contracts- NRO

Crossed wires led to high drama as NASA returned asteroid samples to Earth- Ars Technica

VERSES and NASA Partner to Pursue Standards For Space Industry- Press Release

Buzz in the commercial space industry- WMFE

A year of firsts for electric propulsion- Aerospace America

HOTSAT-1: Images of COP28 venue from 'flying thermometer' highlight global temperature challenges- SkyNews

Argentina's Space Agency says it's satellite images is helping to resolve judicial cases- SpaceWatch

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2023: Iran’s animal space odyssey. Dec 06, 2023

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Iran claims it sent animals to space. DARPA picks its 14 faves to study what’s possible in lunar services. SpaceX adds a key demo for NASA to its next Starship flight test plan. And we have the latest updates from the Earth Observation Market, and a look at the year that was, with our guest Aravind Ravichandran in our monthly Overview segment. And more!

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We have the latest updates from the Earth Observation Market with our guest Aravind Ravichandran.

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Iran launches animals into space as it revives bid for human missions- Al Jazeera

Collaborating Toward Integrated Commercial Lunar Infrastructure- DARPA

Exolaunch USA Wins Launch Contract from Capella Space for Pioneering SAR Satellite Mission- ExoLaunch

SpaceX plans key NASA demonstration for next Starship launch- CNBC

Rogue Space Systems Announces Barry-1 Satellite Launch and Operations Commencement- Rogue Space

Aalyria Wins Contract with European Space Agency to Build O-RAN Compliant Orchestration Platform to Unlock 5G/6G Non-terrestrial Connectivity- Business Wire

Japan targeting Jan. 19 for nation's 1st-ever moon landing- Space

UAE Organizes First Space Agencies’ Leaders Summit during COP28- SpaceWatch

NASA Leaders to Highlight 25th Anniversary of Space Station with Crew- NASA

Maine manufacturer of high-temp materials will expand, driven by defense, space industries- Mainebiz.biz

Start of new space race? First private spacecraft may land on the Moon as early as next month- Times of India

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The space mission that keeps on giving. Dec 05, 2023

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The Indian Space Research Organization has announced that it has moved the Propulsion Module of Chandrayaan-3 from an orbit around the Moon to an orbit around Earth. Israeli space company Satixfy is at risk of being delisted from the New York Stock Exchange because its market capitalization fell below $50 million. SpaceX receives communication permissions from the FCC for a third Starship test from December 1st to January 6th 2024, and more.

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Our guests today are Aiga Stokenberga, an Senior Economist in the World Bank's Transport Global Practice and Baptiste Tripard, the Chief Marketing Officer at Alteia as part of our AWS in Orbit Series.

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Returns to home Earth: Chandrayaan-3 Propulsion Module moved from Lunar orbit to Earth's orbit

SatixFy Receives NYSE American Notice of Non-compliance with Continued Listing Standards

Virgin Galactic: Richard Branson won’t invest more money in the space tourism company he founded | CNN Business

SpaceX Starship Test 3 part-licensed | Advanced Television

Spire Global Awarded Space Services Contract by Lacuna Space to Build and Operate Six Satellites for a Dedicated IoT Constellation

Landmark moment for scientists, researchers and businesses as UK association to £80 billion Horizon research programme officially sealed - GOV.UK

UDENE - Urban Development Explorations using Natural Experiments | EU Agency for the Space Programme

Elecnor Deimos

Rwanda and UAE Sign MoU on Civil Space Activities

Space Station Experiments Have Drug Companies Eyeing the Heavens - Bloomberg

Boeing Defense CEO: We’re in progress getting astronauts onboard Starliner

The main source of oxygen in space is through electrolysis, which is made from water

Tiny space junk may reveal itself during collisions - The Register

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Going DARC for space domain awareness. Dec 04, 2023

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The United States, United Kingdom and Australia (AUKUS) announce a trilateral initiative called the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding in September. Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative- known as NICFI- and the Bezos Earth Fund have announced a new partnership to continue providing the world with free access to high-resolution satellite data to support efforts to stop the destruction of the world’s rainforests. Airbus UK has been awarded nearly £95 million and Teledyne e2v £9 million, through the UK Space Agency’s membership of the European Space Agency, to deliver the next phase of the TRUTHS mission, and more.

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Our guest today is Jaume Sanpera, CEO and Founder of Sateliot.

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US, UK, Australia announce trilateral Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability initiative > United States Space Force > Article Display

COP28/Dubai: NICFI and Bezos Earth Fund to provide free satellite images

COP28: UK climate satellite contracts - GOV.UK

Cosmonauts remotely guide Russian cargo ship to space station docking after guidance glitch - CBS News

Amazon buys SpaceX rocket launches for Kuiper satellite internet project

The Second International Orbital Debris Conference (IOC II)

South Korea flies solid-fuel rocket amid space race with North Korea- Reuters

Neumann Drive successfully tested in Space

NASA Lab's Workforce Woes Threaten Major Space Missions- Scientific American

AFRL, 59th Medical Wing launch space medical research group

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Space and Food with Allen Herbert. Dec 02, 2023

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What does it take to become a commercial space agrifood advocate? Allen Herbert tells us why he supports commercial food production in space.

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Delays, deals and sanctions. Dec 01, 2023

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The US Government Accountability Office says that Artemis III’s launch is likely to slip to 2027. Angola becomes the latest nation to sign the Artemis Accords. The US and foreign partners hit North Korea’s Kimsuky Cyberespionage Unit with new sanctions following the latest rocket launch by Pyongyang, and more.

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Our guest today is Allen Herbert, Advocate for Commercial Space Agrifood R&D and Production.

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NASA Artemis Programs: Crewed Moon Landing Faces Multiple Challenges- U.S. GAO

FACT SHEET: The U.S. – Angola Partnership- The White House

US Sanctions North Korean Cyber Unit After Satellite Launch

Arcfield Acquires Orion Space Solutions

Hastings Law Office, P.C.: Federal Jury Finds Aerojet Rocketdyne Breached Two Non-Disclosure Agreements with ValveTech Inc. Concerning Components for Starliner CST-100 Spacecraft

MUOS SATCOM System Completes Successful Demonstration in Canada- Space Systems Command

Ireland set to launch first satellite into space

POLARIS successfully tests spaceplane engine - SpaceWatch.Global

The Kármán Line: Where does space begin?

Scientists Discover a Stunning River of Stars Flowing Through Space : ScienceAlert

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Quantum leaps in space. Nov 30, 2023

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NASA’s Administrator Bill Nelson to attend the 28th U.N. Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28) in the United Arab Emirates. The European Space Agency says Ariane 6 will launch in late June or early July, 2024. The US House Science, Space and Technology Committee passes the Commercial Space Space Act of 2023 or HR 6131, sending the bill to the House floor for a vote, and more.

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Our guest is Richard Mansell, Chief Executive Officer at IVO Limited

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NASA to Showcase Earth Science Data at COP28

4 Astronauts Will Be Trained For US-India Mission: ISRO

Ariane 6 joint update report, 30 November 2023

Science Committee Passes Bills to Secure Quantum & Commercial Space Leadership - Press Releases

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Pauses Science Due to Gyro Issue

Lockheed Martin Technology Demonstration to Showcase Faster On-Orbit Sensor Calibration

Ursa Major Raises $138 Million To Introduce Solid Rocket Motor Line And Scale Rocket Propulsion For Space And Hypersonic Applications

Work With Us - Open Solicitations - Commercial

First 360-degree cameras in space capture incredible images of Earth

Relativity Space CEO: Building a backlog isn’t ‘worthless,’ it’s the path to product-market fit

United States Space Force Prepares X-37B for Launch- United States Space Force

NASA Remembers Trailblazing Astronaut, Scientist Mary Cleave

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