Space News for Monday, January 08, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) Vulcan Centaur launches Peregrine lunar lander on inaugural mission(00:51) UAE to build airlock for lunar Gateway(01:15) The first Vulcan rocket launches commercial moon lander from Cape Canaveral(01:53) ULA marks success with the inaugural mission of its Vulcan rocket launching a Moon-bound robotic lander(02:32) Month: (03:03) SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral with 23 Starlink satellites(03:47) LIFTOFF as ULA’s Vulcan launches America’s new rocket – SatNews(04:19) Rivada Space Networks partnering with Wiseband for network expansion in the Middle East – SatNews(04:48) Euroconsult white paper finds the Middle East’s space sector surging – SatNews(05:19) NASA, United Arab Emirates announce Artemis Lunar Gateway Airlock – SatNews(05:53) SSC continues Microsoft partnership to develop collaboration platform + ecosystem for USSF – SatNews