Space News for Monday, March 24, 2025

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) SpaceX plans Monday’s NROL-69 launch and the National Reconnaissance Office provides insight into the mission to “never hibernate” – SatNews(00:59) Saab signs MoU with ICEYE to integrate advanced space-based radar data to military command systems – SatNews(01:29) BlueHalo announces breakthrough in long-haul laser communication capabilities – SatNews(01:59) “US on high alert” – China’s satellites display unprecedented combat maneuvers in space – SatNews(02:27) Southern Launch closes significant funding round to build out capabilities + infrastructure to serve the global space industry – SatNews