Space News for Friday, May 24, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) NASA defends Artemis cost and schedule amid planning of possible changes(00:54) Intelsat extends satellite life extension contracts(01:20) From Orbit to Ground: What’s next?(01:44) Viasat seeking LEO capacity for all mobile broadband services(02:09) Space Force selects companies to develop concepts for simulated space war training range(02:49) DoD forecasts about $1.7 billion in commercial satcom buys over the coming year(03:23) SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on 5th anniversary of its first dedicated Starlink flight(04:00) SpaceX’s hat trick succeeds with two same-day launches and one today on 5th anniversary of first Starlink launch – SatNews(04:37) GA-ASI awarded AI smart sensor contract – SatNews(05:03) In Their Honor … Lest We Forget – SatNews(05:26) Team BlueHalo demos integrated backend mission services for USSF’s SCAR program – SatNews(05:57) Viasat and Azercosmos to expand satellite services across EMEA and Asia – SatNews(06:24) Galaxies Actively Forming in Early Universe Caught Feeding on Cold Gas(06:51) NASA’s TESS Finds Intriguing World Sized Between Earth, Venus(07:12) New Images From Euclid Mission Reveal Wide View of the Dark Universe