Space News for Saturday, August 31, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) General Dynamics secures $491 million contract extension from Space Development Agency(00:56) Starliner return from ISS set for Sept. 6(01:21) NASA selects Intuitive Machines for south pole lunar lander mission(01:51) Raytheon wins $51.7 million contract for military satcom antennas(02:19) Verizon to bring satellite connectivity to Android phones this fall(02:49) Firefly names space industry veteran Jason Kim as new CEO(03:18) SpaceX set a launch turnaround record with back-to-back, coast-to-coast Falcon 9 launches(03:42) SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 return to flight mission(04:15) Month: (04:31) NASA bumps two astronauts from SpaceX flight to make room for Starliner crew(05:02) SpaceX plans two Starlink smallsat launches Friday as FAA permits flights ‘provided all other license requirements are met’ – SatNews(05:47) Satnews Publishers wishes everyone an enjoyable Labor Day Holiday – SatNews(06:14) Hubble Zooms into the Rosy Tendrils of Andromeda(06:41) NASA JPL Developing Underwater Robots to Venture Deep Below Polar Ice