Space News for Friday, September 08, 2023

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) EU and UK reach deal on Copernicus(00:48) New report recommends Space Force change how it buys commercial satellite services(01:23) South Africa joins China’s moon base project(01:50) Relativity Space expands presence at NASA’s Stennis Space Center(02:19) Integrated resilient missile warning, tracking and defense(02:44) Redwire demonstrates bioprinting human tissue in space(03:10) Terran Orbital announces plan to speed up satellite production(03:37) USSF awards Viasat contract for Proliferated Low Earth Orbit satellite services – SatNews(04:08) AFVENTURES Phase II SBIR contract – SatNews(04:35) Astrobotic’s two NASA contracts to investigate rocket plumes and their interaction with the lunar surface – SatNews(05:13) Speedcast names a new CTO – SatNews(05:44) Wyvern and Loft Orbital join forces to expand Dragonette satellite constellation – SatNews(06:14) NASA Scientists Test New Tool for Tracking Algal Blooms(06:47) NASA, Partners Study Ancient Life in Australia to Inform Mars Search