Space News for Saturday, September 28, 2024

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:26) BlackSky to equip its future satellites with military-compatible laser terminals(00:58) Space Force kicks off $1 billion cloud-based satellite operations program(01:26) Space Force hails progress in missile-warning satellite program(01:58) Air France plans to connect entire fleet to Starlink Wi-Fi(02:27) Hydrosat extends reach in Latin America(02:55) Two-man crew bound for space station will give Starliner astronauts a ride home in February(03:23) Month: (03:53) NASA’s Hubble Finds that a Black Hole Beam Promotes Stellar Eruptions(04:19) Hubble Captures Stellar Nurseries in a Majestic Spiral(04:42) NASA’s Artemis Science Instrument Gets Tested in Moon-Like Sandbox(05:09) NASA’s BioSentinel Studies Solar Radiation as Earth Watches Aurora(05:46) 8 Things to Know About NASA’s Mission to an Ocean Moon of Jupiter(06:14) ISS finishes out eventful third quarter of 2024 with Expedition 71 giving way to Expedition 72