Space News for Saturday, October 15, 2022

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy! (0:00) Podcast Introduction(00:18) DoD eyeing options to provide satcom in Ukraine as it continues talks with SpaceX(00:44) Amazon to link Kuiper satellites to DoD’s mesh network in space(01:09) Viasat’s Inmarsat takeover faces delay as UK expands merger review(01:33) Commercial space station developers seek clarity on regulations(02:03) SpaceX launch to deploy first in new generation of Airbus-built satellites – Spaceflight Now(02:41) Star Duo Forms ‘Fingerprint’ in Space, NASA’s Webb Finds(03:07) NASA’s Mars Mission Shields Up for Tests(03:33) NASA Dust Detective Delivers First Maps From Space for Climate Science(03:59) NASA Study Suggests Shallow Lakes in Europa’s Icy Crust Could Erupt(04:23) NASA’s S-MODE Field Campaign Deploys to the Pacific Ocean(04:45) JPL’s Venus Aerial Robotic Balloon Prototype Aces Test Flights(05:09) NASA’s InSight Waits Out Dust Storm(05:59) Podcast Outro