Space News for Friday, June 21, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) SpaceX launches latest SES broadcast satellite(00:54) Honeywell sees space opportunity with $1.9 billion CAES acquisition(01:26) Michelle Parker, Boeing Space Mission Systems – Leading Women in Space(01:53) ESA takes first step to modify georeturn policies(02:22) Space Force takes another swing at modernizing satellite ground systems(02:48) America’s first Black astronaut candidate finally flew. Now it’s time to make more(03:18) Rocket Lab successfully launches its 50th Electron rocket(03:57) Month: (04:26) Boeing’s Starliner mechanical issues have NASA’s astronauts ‘stuck’ creating delay from ISS – SatNews(04:57) SpaceX launches SES ASTRA 1-P to replace aging satellites and 250th droneship landing – SatNews(05:29) Rocket Lab launches France’s Kinéis’ ‘No Time Toulouse’ and milestone of 50 launches in 7 years – SatNews(06:04) NOAA’s Weather + Environmental Monitoring Satellite readies for launch with L3Harris Advanced Imager onboard – SatNews(06:37) requtech launches their Ka-band multi-orbit land mobility terminal – SatNews(07:03) Isar Aerospace extends Series C to more than 220 million euros – SatNews(07:18) Starlab Space announces strategic partnership with Palantir Technologies – SatNews(07:50) Misión internacional SWOT puede mejorar la predicción de inundaciones(08:13) PACE celebra el Mes de los Océanos con coloridas vistas del planeta(08:44) Imágenes de Euclid revelan una amplia vista del universo oscuro(09:11) Why Scientists Are Intrigued by Air in NASA’s Mars Sample Tubes(09:41) Second Starbase Tower rises as SpaceX gears up to Flight Five