Space News for Friday, July 19, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) Astra completes deal to go private(00:52) Chiara Manfletti, CEO Neuraspace – Leading Women in Space(01:20) NASA cancels VIPER lunar rover(01:44) U.S. Space Command chief expresses confidence in Falcon 9’s prompt return to flight(02:20) U.S. Space Force chief emphasizes international partnerships(02:48) Rocket Lab sets July 20 launch window for next Capella Space Mission from Launch Complex 1 – SatNews(03:34) Axelspace announces AxelLiner Laboratory (AL Lab) for on-orbit demos of space components – SatNews(04:01) Airbus and Thales eye satellite merger – SatNews(04:35) Rocket Lab receives up to $23.9 million for the CHIPS Act funding in preliminary agreement for semiconductor production for spacecraft and satellites in Albuquerque – SatNews(05:16) The ITU’s Space Sustainability Forum 2024 is now open for registration – SatNews(05:46) New Evidence Adds to Findings Hinting at Network of Caves on Moon(06:08) Amendment 33: A.27 NISAR Research and Applications Science Team Deferred to ROSES-25(06:43) Goldstone Planetary Radar Observes Binary Asteroid 2011 UL21(07:07) Goldstone Solar System Radar at Sunset(07:32) Detailed Planetary Radar Observations of Asteroid 2024 MK(08:02) NASA's ECOSTRESS Maps Burn Risk Across Phoenix Streets(08:31) Odyssey's THEMIS Views Olympus Mons(08:58) Lifting the Lid: NEO Surveyor's Medium Articulating Assembly Dolly(09:30) JunoCam Captures Io Spouting Off