Space News for Friday, August 23, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) NASA adds three companies to launch services contract for smallsat missions(00:52) Scout Space, Dawn Aerospace partner for spaceplane surveillance demonstration(01:21) Suzi McBride, Iridium – Leading Women in Space(01:48) China to launch “Earth 2.0” exoplanet observatory in 2028(02:12) SLS contract extension hints at additional Artemis delays(02:40) Can AI detect anomalies in orbital astrodynamics? Managing a complex challenge(03:19) SpaceX ready to launch crew on Polaris Dawn to reach the highest Earth orbit since the Apollo – SatNews(03:59) SDA awards Tranche 2 Transport Layer contracts for 20 Gamma variant satellite builds – SatNews(04:30) Spire Global has launched 7 LEMUR satellites via the SpaceX Transporter-11 mission – SatNews(04:59) Monica by Amphinicy Technologies: a Next Generation monitoring + control solution – SatNews(05:29) SpaceX’s Friday Starlink Group 9-5 smallsat launch at Vandenberg weather permitting – SatNews(06:00) SpaceX moves Monday’s Starlink Group 8-6 Group to Tuesday as well as Polaris Dawn – SatNews(06:26) Vernon Valley Teleport part of USEI-operated 200 antennas worldwide ‘Bringing the World Together’ – SatNews(07:00) Caltech/JPL Privacy Policies and Important Notices