Space News for Friday, June 14, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) Voyager 1 returning science data again(00:54) Candace Givens, Northrop Grumman – Leading Women in Space(01:21) Virgin Galactic announces reverse stock split to boost share price(01:50) Aerospacelab to build debris-tracking satellite for Vyoma(02:14) LeoLabs wins AFWERX contract to develop next-generation radar(02:47) China’s secretive spaceplane conducts proximity operations with small spacecraft(03:16) Armenia signs Artemis Accords(03:42) SSC awards 3 contracts for National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 – SatNews(04:16) Insight — FAQ: What we know about Russia’s alleged nuclear anti-satellite weapon – SatNews(04:48) NASA, Boeing Progress on Testing Starliner with Crew at Space Station – SatNews(05:15) SpaceX’s bad hat trick of three scrubs in a row as Thursday’s launch was called due to weather again – SatNews(05:52) Element U.S. Space & Defense debuts – SatNews(06:20) Voyager 1 Returning Science Data From All Four Instruments(06:51) NASA’s Webb Reveals Long-Studied Star Is Actually Twins(07:20) NASA’s Perseverance Fords an Ancient River to Reach Science Target