Space News for Friday, August 30, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Chinese researchers assess U.S. space situational awareness, call for boost in China’s capabilities(00:54) Blue Origin flies NASA-funded scientist and space tourists on New Shepard suborbital flight(01:22) Shikha Ganguly, L3Harris Technologies – Leading Women in Space(01:50) Galactic Energy launches six satellites with third sea launch(02:14) Guetlein outlines U.S. Space Force vision for ‘allied by design’ space systems(02:44) With successful airlock test, Lockheed Martin invests in inflatable space structures(03:13) SpaceX finally has a new date for Polaris Dawn to achieve the highest Earth orbit since the Apollo – SatNews(03:51) Blue Origin’s NS-26 mission’s “cleanest flight” – SatNews(04:25) Satnews Publishers wishes everyone an enjoyable Labor Day Holiday – SatNews(04:53) USMC orders L3Harris multi-channel radios Under 10-Year IDIQ – SatNews(05:27) NASA contracts Intuitive Machines for Lunar South Pole research delivery – SatNews(05:56) Cornwall’s Spaceport Cornwall to provide premier Future Air and Space solution for Europe – SatNews(06:31) Eclipse Soundscapes AudioMoth Donations Will Study Nature at Night(06:54) NASA’s Roman Space Telescope to Investigate Galactic Fossils