Space News for Friday, October 18, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) International spaceports seek to collaborate(00:51) Webinar – The Rise of Intuitive Machines(01:21) ArkEdge Space wins JAXA position, navigation and timing contract(01:54) SpiderOak announces open-source initiative for zero-trust cybersecurity (02:26) Glasgow’s Craft Prospect selected as European Space Agency’s Rising Star(03:00) Nations pursue sovereign space capabilities fortified by commercial services(03:30) Artemis Accords signatories look to recruit new members(03:50) Rocket Lab ready on Saturday for ‘Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes’ launch for unnamed customer – SatNews(04:27) Forrester’s Digest: Airbus Defence & Space to lay off 2,500 – SatNews(05:02) SpaceX Starlink Group 8-19 smallsats set for Friday launch – SatNews(05:33) EarthDaily Analytics acquires Descartes Labs – SatNews(06:06) Skyservice™ announces development of Gogo Galileo HDX STC for Gulfstream G280 – SatNews(06:40) What Human Health Science Should Be Done on Gateway Lunar Space Station?(07:07) Could Life Exist Below Mars Ice? NASA Study Proposes Possibilities(07:38) Does Distant Planet Host Volcanic Moon Like Jupiter’s Io?