Space News for Friday, June 28, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) Russian spy satellite reportedly continues suspicious maneuvers(00:50) Brig. Gen. Kristin L. Panzenhagen, United States Space Force – Leading Women in Space(01:21) Hydrosat to launch its first thermal infrared sensor(01:47) China to launch first satellites for megaconstellation in August(02:12) House spending bill cuts NASA science and education programs(02:47) NASA awards SpaceX contract for space station deorbit vehicle(03:16) SpaceX launches 350th Falcon 9 rocket on a Starlink flight from Cape Canaveral(03:50) SpaceX Falcon 9 ready to roll out the NROL-186 mission on Friday – SatNews(04:26) Forrester’s Digest: Thailand freezes OneWeb agreement – SatNews(04:55) Leaf Space enables Sateliot partners with Leaf Space – SatNews(05:24) Sidus Space + NamaSys Bahrain sign MoU to develop a 3D printing satellite mfg facility – SatNews(05:51) Caltech/JPL Privacy Policies and Important Notices(06:22) Jonathan Lunine Appointed Chief Scientist of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory(06:54) Mapping the Red Planet With the Power of Open Science