Space News for Saturday, September 23, 2023

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:25) Office of Space Commerce touts progress on civil space traffic coordination system(00:57) Air Force validates Boeing’s new WGS satellite(01:28) NASA ready for OSIRIS-REx sample return(01:56) Satellogic relocating to the United States in search of government growth(02:20) House Speaker introduces bill to extend commercial spaceflight regulatory learning period(02:52) NASA astronaut looks forward to family hugs, peace and quiet, after yearlong flight(03:21) Artemis 2 astronauts go to the launch pad for launch day practice(03:51) NASA is bringing an asteroid sample back to Earth – here’s when, how and why(04:26) Autonomous Systems Help NASA’s Perseverance Do More Science on Mars(04:53) NASA Releases Independent Review’s Mars Sample Return Report