Space News for Friday, February 09, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) L3Harris demonstrates digital phased array antenna system(00:58) Collins performs tests of new space station spacesuit(01:24) National Guard, Air Force, working to resolve impasse over space units(01:52) Satellite operator OQ Technology joins direct-to-smartphone bandwagon(02:19) Maxar Intelligence names new chief technology officer(02:48) AI spurs space sector innovation(03:17) Small launch companies seek niches to compete with SpaceX rideshare(03:50) UPDATE 3: SpaceX launches NASA’s PACE satellite with new capabilities to study climate, ocean and atmosphere – SatNews(04:15) UPDATE 4: SpaceX Starlink launch aborted just before liftoff again and targeting a new date – SatNews(04:57) Voyager Space + Palantir to advance national security capabilities in commercial space – SatNews(05:30) SSC successfully delivers 1st USSF WSF-M satellite to Vandenberg SFB for a March launch – SatNews(06:07) Forrester’s Digest: Nilesat + Es’hailSat engage in a strategic partnership – SatNews(06:37) Slingshot names a new CEO – SatNews(07:08) NASA’s Hubble Traces ‘String of Pearls’ Star Clusters in Galaxy Collisions(07:34) For Your Processing Pleasure: The Sharpest Pictures of Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io in a Generation(08:00) Meet the Creators, Part 3: NASA’s 2024 Total Solar Eclipse Posters(08:24) NASA Awards Inaugural Grants to Support Emerging Research Institutions(08:57) NASA’s New Experimental Antenna Tracks Deep Space Laser(09:24) ArianeGroup prepares to ship Ariane 6 maiden flight rocket to Kourou