Space News for Friday, January 19, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Space investors banking on funding uptick in 2024(00:54) SpaceX launches third Axiom mission to ISS(01:23) Scout Space names new chief executive officer(01:45) Tianzhou-7 reaches Tiangong in China’s first space station mission of 2024(02:16) Viasat showcases navigation capability the UK lost after Brexit(02:44) SpaceX delays Falcon 9 rocket launch from California to Friday(03:17) Sierra Space awarded million$$$ prime contract by SDA – SatNews(03:49) Update 1: Rocket Lab has delayed the launch the NorthStar SSA mission – SatNews(04:18) UPDATE 2: Success as SpaceX transports first humans for 2024 with Axiom’s first all European commercial astronauts – SatNews(05:07) OHB System AG awarded Sentinel-2 Next Generation development contract – SatNews(05:43) D-Orbit seizes leadership in space logistics furthering global expansion with €100m in first closing in Series C Funding – SatNews(06:18) Impulse Space unveils the design specs for their new kick stage Helios engine – SatNews(06:51) Satellite data reveals hidden role of maritime militia in the South China Sea in the new SSPI Better Satellite World video – SatNews(07:19) NASA’s PACE To Investigate Oceans, Atmosphere in Changing Climate(07:46) Michael Thorpe Studies Sediment from Source to Sink(08:08) Axiom-3 launches multinational crew to orbit on way to ISS