Space News for Friday, September 06, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) SpaceX launches third batch of satellites for NRO’s proliferated constellation(00:52) NASA reaffirms decision to cancel OSAM-1(01:17) Col. Michelle Idle, United States Space Force – Leading Women in Space(01:45) China to launch Mars sample return mission in 2028, will follow planetary protection guidelines(02:14) Canopy wins Air Force contracts to develop thermal protection systems(02:48) Senegal among new members of China’s ILRS moon base project(03:25) SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket on national security mission for the NRO(03:42) SpaceX’s second launch on Thursday, NROL-113 sent on secret mission – SatNews(04:09) UPDATE: SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn commercial astronauts’ mission delayed now ’til Monday… or later – SatNews(04:45) New Galileo satellites operational after successful on-orbit testing – SatNews(05:19) STV H1 revenue up 20% – SatNews(05:51) Forrester’s Digest: Viasat seeks to cover India for IFC – SatNews(06:08) Gilat Telecom expands cellular network in Africa with NovelSat – SatNews(06:33) SpaceX’s two launches in one day; successful sendoff of 21 Starlink smallsats including 13 Direct to Cell then secret mission NROL-113 – SatNews(07:19) NASA’s Hubble, MAVEN Help Solve the Mystery of Mars’ Escaping Water(07:47) Artemis IV: Gateway Gadget Fuels Deep Space Dining