Space News for Friday, September 20, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) SpaceX letter criticizes FAA for “systemic challenges” in launch licensing(00:55) Saudi Arabia plots space industry transformation(01:26) Earth observation companies wary of Starshield(01:52) Infosys invests in Indian Earth-observation startup GalaxEye(02:19) Ronda Schrenk, USGIF CEO – Leading Women in Space(02:47) Small launch vehicles press ahead despite market setbacks(03:17) China launches final pair of backup Beidou satellites(03:47) Rocket Lab sets date after abort for second attempt to launch Kinéis Killed the RadIOT Star – SatNews(04:21) Space Systems Command and U.S. Space Command’s $13.2M contract to Astranis to add Military Compatibility to new satellites – SatNews(05:01) Interstellar secures billion¥ SBIR grant from the Japanese Government – SatNews(05:36) NASA‘s ACS3 satellite, built by NanoAvionics, successfully deploys solar sail – SatNews(06:09) BlackSky awarded SDA Contract with HEO + unlocks additional constellation value – SatNews(06:43) 8 Things to Know About NASA’s Mission to an Ocean Moon of Jupiter