Space News for Monday, March 18, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) China rolls out rocket for Queqiao-2 lunar satellite launch(00:57) Turion Space closing in on initial SSA service from first satellite(01:26) Sierra Space unveils Axelerator™ to address the future of defense technology – SatNews(01:56) Elon Musk’s SpaceX is developing spy satellites in Pentagon’s mega military push – SatNews(02:26) Kymeta appoints new President and CEO and a leadership transition to achieve new innovation and growth – SatNews(02:58) FCC proposes framework to ease satellite-to-smartphone supplemental coverage from space – SatNews(03:34) Orbit’s multi-purpose SATCOM terminals for armored vehicles intro’d – SatNews(04:05) SpaceX stages Monday Starlink Group 7-16 launch – SatNews(04:30) Sierra Space tests upcoming in-space habitat as other commercial space stations continue development